A defining feature of the ICTY’s work over its 24year history has been its role in constructing “from the ground up” a set of working practices for the developing field of international criminal law.

In breaking new ground as the first tribunal of its kind since the Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials after World War II, the ICTY has accumulated a wealth of practical knowledge and experience which is of significant value to other international criminal courts and tribunals.

This panel will provide an opportunity to discuss the Tribunal’s pioneering efforts and practical impact, and to debate the most important lessons that can be learnt by other international criminal courts and tribunals. Following some introductory remarks from the moderator, the panel will address various substantive areas in turn, allowing each panellist to share reflections on how their unique respective experiences with the ICTY were carried forward to other institutions.

At the end of the session there will be time for questions from the audience.

Moderator:
John Hocking, Registrar of the ICTY
Panellists:
Judge Elizabeth OdioBenito, Judge at the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights, former Judge at the ICTY and the International Criminal Court (ICC)
Colleen Rohan, President of the Association of Defence Counsel Practicing Before International Courts and Tribunals
Mark Harmon, former International CoInvestigating Judge at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and former Senior Trial Attorney at the ICTY Office of the Prosecutor
Martin Petrov, former Chief of Office of the Registrar of the ICTY