Africa's courts must deliver justice for international crimes
What must be done to ensure that national criminal justice systems and regional courts can deal with international crimes in Africa?
Date: 2015-06-09
Time: 14:00 to 16:00
Venue: Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel
, Sandton
, Johannesburg
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RSVP: Monique de Graaff
Phone: +27 12 346 9500
Email: [email protected]
To end impunity for international crimes, Africa must strengthen national criminal justice systems and regional courts – but how can this be achieved?
This seminar will explore the successes and challenges of current international justice responses in Africa.
Speakers will discuss: recent developments at national and regional levels that respond to international crimes; what must be done to ensure that the future African Court of Justice and Human Rights can reduce impunity; and how African governments can tackle international crimes in their national courts in a holistic way.
Chair: Allan Ngari, Researcher, ISS
Speakers:
- Jemima Kariri Njeri, Senior Researcher, ISS
- Donald Deya, Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Lawyers Union
- Ottilia Maunganidze, Senior Researcher, ISS
This is one of a series of events hosted by the ISS during the AU Summit from 7 – 15 June in Johannesburg. Other ISS events during the AU Summit:
- Violent cities and economic growth, 8 June, Pretoria
- Women in security, 9 June, Johannesburg
- Crisis hotspots and the AU agenda, 9 June, Johannesburg
- How Africa’s conflict burden will impact its future, 12 June, Johannesburg
- UN Security Council Reform, 12 June, Johannesburg
