Date: Wednesday 18 March 2015
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: New Theatre, East Building
Speakers: Professor Kevin Jon Heller, Dr Dov Jacobs, Dr Michael Kearney, Dr Mark Kersten, Dr Chantal Meloni, Dr Leslie Vinjamuri
Chair: Dr Kirsten Ainley

This roundtable will examine the issues raised by the accession of Palestine to the International Criminal Court. The speakers will also discuss the wider justice issues involved in Israel/Palestine, including the role of international inquiries and other domestic and international attempts to end impunity in the conflict.

The speakers on the roundtable are experts on the politics of international criminal law and justice issues in the Middle East.

Kevin Jon Heller (@kevinjonheller) is Professor of Criminal Law at SOAS, University of London.

Dov Jacobs (@dovjacobs) is Assistant Professor of International Law at the Grotius Centre of International Legal Studies, Leiden University and blogger at Spreading the Jam.

Michael Kearney (@mickarney) is Lecturer in Law at the University of Sussex.

Mark Kersten (@MarkKersten) is a postdoctoral researcher and founder of Justice in Conflict.

Chantal Meloni (@chamelons) is Lecturer in International Criminal Law at the University of Milan and visiting researcher at the Humboldt University of Berlin.

Leslie Vinjamuri (@londonvinjamuri) is Associate Professor in International Relations and Co-Director of the Centre for the International Politics of Conflict, Rights and Justice at SOAS, University of London.

Kirsten Ainley (@kirstenainley) is Director of the Centre for International Studies. She publishes on transitional justice and the politics of international law.

The Centre for International Studies at LSE is home to an interdisciplinary community of visiting scholars undertaking innovative research with an international dimension.

Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEPalestineICC

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