PROGRAMME

10.30-10.40 - Introduction

10.40-11.40 - Panel 1: The existing legal framework for crimes against humanity Moderator: Natalie Morris-Sharma

Panellists: Dapo Akande, Phoebe Okowa and Ana Cristina Q&A session with panellists

11.40-11.50 - Break

11.50-12.50 - Panel 2: The work of the ILC on Crimes Against Humanity Moderator: Elizabeth Wilmshurst Panellists: Sean Murphy and Charles Jalloh

Q&A session with panellists

12.50-13.00 - Closing remarks

The Missions of Kenya, Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom are delighted toinvite to you to an online seminar to discuss “Crimes Against Humanity: thelegal framework and the work of the International Law Commission”. It willbe an opportunity to hear from some of the world’s leading experts on theevolution and current state of international law in relation to heinouswrongdoing, and on the draft articles prepared by the International LawCommission. The topic is of direct relevance to all States as they prepare todiscuss the work of the ILC in the Sixth Committee in October, and ourspeakers will provide an invaluable understanding of both the existing legalframework and the work of the ILC.

CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY:THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK & THE WORK OF THE ILC

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CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY:THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK & THE WORK OF THE ILC

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PANELLIST BIOGRAPHCAL NOTES

DAPO AKANDE is Professor of International Law at the University of Oxford and a candidate for the 2021 ILC election. Heis also Co-Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Human Rights for Future Generations Programme, and of theOxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict. He is founding editor of the EJIL:Talk! blog. He has held visitingprofessorships at Yale, Miami and Lisbon. He has worked with States, NGOs, the UN, the AU, ASEAN and theCommonwealth Secretariat on a range of international law issues. He has served as counsel before international courts andtribunals, including the ICJ, ITLOS, ICC, ECHR and the WTO dispute settlement system.

CHARLES C. JALLOH is a Professor of Law at Florida International University. He is a member of the International LawCommission, and will be standing for re-election in 2021. He has published widely on issues of international law. Charles haswon several awards, including the Fulbright Lund University Distinguished Chair in Public International Law in Sweden. Apractitioner in the area of international criminal law, at the domestic and international levels, he holds law degrees fromMcGill University, Canada, a Master’s from the University of Oxford, where he was a Chevening Scholar, and a Ph.D. inInternational Law from the University of Amsterdam.

NATALIE Y. MORRIS-SHARMA is a legal counsel with Singapore’s Attorney-General’s Chambers. Amongst her previousroles was serving as the legal adviser to Singapore’s Permanent Mission to the UN in New York from 2014 to 2017. Nataliehas led delegations to, and chaired, several bilateral and multilateral negotiations, including UNCITRAL’s recent work onmediation and the Singapore Convention on Mediation. She has published on topics such as investor-State disputesettlement, BBNJ, and the work of the International Law Commission.

SEAN D. MURPHY is the Manatt/Ahn Professor of International Law at George Washington University in Washington,D.C. Since 2012, he has been a Member of the International Law Commission, which appointed him as Special Rapporteurfor Crimes against Humanity. From 1987 to 1998, he served in the U.S. Department of State Office of the Legal Adviser,advising on issues including IHL and international dispute settlement. A former President of the American Society ofInternational Law, Professor Murphy has served as counsel, arbitrator or ad hoc judge, including before the ICJ, the ITLOS,and the ICC.

PHOEBE OKOWA is Professor of Public International Law at Queen Mary, University of London and an advocate of theHigh Court of Kenya. She has held visiting appointments at the Universities of Lille and Stockholm, and as Global VisitingProfessor at New York University, School of Law. A member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, she has appeared asCounsel before the ICJ. She has lectured on international law for the UN at its Regional Course on International Law forAfrica. She has written on a wide range of contemporary international law topics including international criminal law, andState responsibility. She is Kenya’s nominee to the ILC for the election in 2021.

ANA CRISTINA RODRIGUEZ PINEDA is the Chef de Cabinet and Principal Legal Adviser to the President of theInternational Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals and also served as Chef de Cabinet of the ICTY President. From2004-2015 she served at the Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the UN in New York, where she held several positions,including Deputy Permanent Representative and Head of Mission, Legal Adviser and delegate in the Sixth Committee, aswell as Deputy Political Coordinator in the Security Council.

ELIZABETH WILMSHURST is a fellow at Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London. She was a legaladviser in the United Kingdom diplomatic service between 1974 and 2003, and for three years was the Legal Adviser to theUK mission to the United Nations in New York. She took part in the negotiations for the establishment of the InternationalCriminal Court. Subsequently she was a visiting professor in international criminal law at University College, London, andan author of a leading text on the subject.