The International Nuremberg Principles Academy is organizing an online panel discussion on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on February 22, 2022 from 16:00 CET to 17:45 CET. The event will also mark the online book launch of the fifth volume of the Nuremberg Academy Series, entitled The Past, Present and Future of the International Criminal Court, edited by Dr. Alexander Heinze and Dr. Viviane E. Dittrich.

Speakers at this event will include: Judge Piotr Hofmański, President of the ICC, Professor Leila Nadya Sadat, Washington University in St. Louis and Special Adviser on Crimes Against Humanity to the ICC Prosecutor, Dr. Christophe Eick, Director General and Legal Adviser of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Professor Charles Jalloh, Florida International University and Member of the UN International Law Commission, Melinda Reed, Acting Convenor of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court, Dr. Alexander Heinze, Assistant Professor at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, and Dr. Viviane Dittrich, Deputy Director of the International Nuremberg Principles Academy.

The discussion will focus on select topical issues, including the Court’s effectiveness, international cooperation, completion strategies and impact of the Court, as well as the centrality of the ICC in the fight against impunity alongside other accountability mechanisms and national prosecutions.

For more information and to register for the event, click here.