Large-scale violations of international criminal and humanitarian law are taking place in the Syrian conflict. In the absence of a referral of the situation to the International Criminal Court or the creation of a specialised tribunal, an innovative effort by the Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA) to gather and preserve evidence for future prosecutions is being supported by a number of states.
The CIJA has recently completed prosecution case files that will meet international standards for evidence in criminal trials. With the first cases addressing individual criminal responsibility at the superior level for crimes committed in Syrian regime-controlled detention, the Commission continues working on other investigations in Syria.
In this event, the Commission will present its work, methodology and findings of the completed case files. The discussion will look at the legal ramifications of non-governmental organisations conducting high-level atrocity crimes investigations in ongoing conflicts, how the results of such investigations may or should inform policy on the conflict in Syria, and whether the CIJA methodology can be applied in other ongoing conflicts.
Event Details
Speakers: Susan Lamb, Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA); Toby Cadman, 9 Bedford Row International
Chair: Dr Kirsten Ainley, LSE
Date: Wednesday 14 October 2015
Time: 18.00 -19.30
Location: Room 2.04, New Academic Building, LSE
Event Hashtag: #LSECIJA
Attendance: This event is free and open to all on a first come first served basis. Our events are very well attended, please make sure you arrive early. We cannot guarantee entry.
Speakers
Susan Lamb is the Senior Legal Adviser to the Commission for International Justice and Accountability. She has seventeen years of prior experience with various international criminal tribunals, including as Senior Judicial Coordinator to the United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT) and Senior Legal Officer to the Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC).
Toby Cadman is a is an established international law specialist in the areas of international humanitarian law, international terrorism, maritime security, extradition, and human rights lawbarrister at 9 Bedford Row International. He is also an experienced advisor on judicial reform, legislative drafting and institution building in Albania, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria and Tunisia among others.