On 3 December, CICJ welcomes Judge Beti Hohler of the International Criminal Court for th is year's CICJ Distinguished Guest Lecture, to speak about the curren t state of international criminal justice and the ICC's role in it.
International criminal justice finds itself at a moment of profound challenges. The ICC is confronted with unprecedented institu tional attacks and attempts to undermine its independence and ability to fulfill its mandate.
Drawing on the perspective of an ICC J udge who has personally experienced coercive measures because of her judicial work, the lecture will reflect on what these challenges mean for judicial independence, the future of international institutions and the broader international legal order.
The lecture w ill also examine the positive developments, achievements and signs of resilience that too often go unnoticed. It will reflect on the conti nued evolution of the field. It will argue that we must not allow cur rent challenges to overshadow the progress made or diminish our ambit ion for the future.
Before her election as a Judge of the Inter national Criminal Court, Beti Hohler served as a Trial Lawyer in the Office of the Prosecutor, having joined the ICC in 2015. Prior to tha t, she worked for the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, where she adv ised international judges. She began her legal career in Ljubljana, S lovenia, first at the Court of Appeals and subsequently as a senior a ssociate at a law firm.
In her current role, Judge Hohler is pr esiding over the trial of The Prosecutor v. Alfred Yekatom a nd Patrice-Édouard Ngaïssona (Trial Chamber V) and is ser ving on the bench in the Situation in the State of Palestine (Pre-Trial Chamber I) and The Prosecutor v. Khale d Mohamed Ali El Hishri (Trial Chamber VII). She has also spoken publicly about her experience of being sanctioned by the United Stat es (“Living with US sanctions means living in constant uncertainty”).
3 December, 13:30-15:15 hrs in ro om HG-14A33 (VU Main Building).
DESCRIPTION: On 3 December, CICJ welcomes Judge Beti Hohler of the Int ernational Criminal Court for this year's CICJ Distinguished Guest Le cture, to speak about the current state of international criminal jus tice and the ICC's role in it. International criminal justice finds i tself at a moment of profound challenges. The ICC is confronted with unprecedented institutional attacks and attempts to undermine its ind ependence and ability to fulfill its mandate.Drawing on the perspecti ve of an ICC Judge who has personally experienced coercive measures b ecause of her judicial work, the lecture will reflect on what these c hallenges mean for judicial independence, the future of international institutions and the broader international legal order. The le cture will also examine the positive developments, achievements and s igns of resilience that too often go unnoticed. It will reflect on th e continued evolution of the field. It will argue that we must not al low current challenges to overshadow the progress made or diminish ou r ambition for the future.Before her election as a Judge of the Inter national Criminal Court, Beti Hohler served as a Trial Lawyer in the Office of the Prosecutor, having joined the ICC in 2015. Prior to tha t, she worked for the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, where she adv ised international judges. She began her legal career in Ljubljana, S lovenia, first at the Court of Appeals and subsequently as a senior a ssociate at a law firm.In her current role, Judge Hohler is presiding over the trial of The Prosecutor v. Alfred Yekatom and Patr ice-Édouard Ngaïssona (Trial Chamber V) and is serving on the bench in the Situation in the State of Palestine&n bsp;(Pre-Trial Chamber I) and The Prosecutor v. Khaled Moham ed Ali El Hishri (Trial Chamber VII). She has also spoken public ly about her experience of being sanctioned by the United States (“Living with US sanctions means living in constan t uncertainty”).3 December, 13:30-15:15 hrs in room HG- 14A33 (VU Main Building). END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR