[Expert Roundtable] Promises, Processes, and Pitfalls in International Criminal Justice Today

International justice, and international criminal trials, are very 'human' processes: they can be idealistic, emotional, flawed, and sometimes also messy, and even boring.

What are the biggest opportunities, and challenges, for the international criminal justice project today? How can Courts grapple with ongoing challenges, and better live up to their promises? What elements of justice have past and present Courts continued to overlook, and what is the way forward? What does it mean to be a practitioner, researcher, or observer of international justice today? How do we analyse or engage with Courts? How do we experience the process of doing so?

On Thursday 4 December, the University of Amsterdam, the Centre for International Criminal Justice at VU Amsterdam, and the NNHRR invite you to an informal expert roundtable where scholars and practitioners will come together to reflect on some of these questions, and their experiences of engaging with international criminal justice from a variety of angles.

The discussion and reflection will be guided by the following speakers:

• Kamari Clarke, University of Toronto
• Benjamin Thorne, University of Reading
• Pubudu Sachithanandan, International Criminal Court
• Kate Gibson, Doughty Street Chambers
• Adina-Loredana Nistor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
• Maartje Weerdesteijn, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
• Barbora Holá, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
• Lucy Gaynor, Universiteit van Amsterdam

Details

• Date: Thursday 4 December 2025
• Time: 09:30 - 11:00
• Location: University of Amsterdam, Universiteitsbibliotheek [Vendelstraat 2-8] Chirurgisch Theatre

Registration

Registration is necessary, and spaces are limited. Please fill out the sign-up form here to register your attendance.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Please direct any questions to l.j.gaynor@uva.nl