The Veto: Film screening and dialogue
5 November 2025, 1900-2205 EST
Event location:
Cody Hall, St Paul’s Bloor Church
227 Bloor Street East
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4W 1C8
On the occasion of the Annual Conference of the International Bar Association (IBA) in Toronto, Canada, the IBA Human Rights Law Committee will host a screening of The Veto, a documentary produced by Tim Slade about the use of veto power within the UN Security Council.
The film discusses the veto’s impact on international responses to atrocity crimes. Through expert commentary and survivor testimonies, the film presents a compelling case for accountability and institutional reform. The official trailer is available at: https://www.timsladefilms.com/the-veto.
The film screening will open with a networking reception featuring wine, canapés and other refreshments. Following the film screening, a panel discussion and a Q&A will be held featuring the IBA’s Executive Director and distinguished practitioners and academics in international human rights law.
Programme
1900-1930 Networking and refreshment reception
1930-1935 Welcome remarks
Wajiha Ahmed Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Sydney, New South Wales; Co-Chair, IBA Human Rights Law Committee
Shiva Amiri Amiri Law Firm PC, Toronto, Ontario; Website Officer, IBA Human Rights Law Committee
1935-2005 Screening of The Veto (in English)
2005-2050 Panel discussion
Moderator
Dr Mark Ellis Executive Director, International Bar Association, London
Panellists
Federica D’Alessandra Director of Oxford Programme on International Peace and Security, Oxford Institute for Ethics Law and Armed Conflict, Oxford; Co-Chair, IBA Rule of Law Forum
Professor Jonathan Hafetz Seton Hall Law School and Founder of the Law on Film podcast, Newark, New Jersey; Membership Officer, IBA Human Rights Law Committee
Baroness Helena Kennedy Director, International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, London
Professor Heidi Matthews Assistant Professor of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, North York, Ontario
Steven Rapp Former US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, Washington, DC
Allan Rock Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada; President Emeritus of the University of Ottawa, Ottawa
Professor Jennifer Trahan Clinical Professor and Director of the International Law and Human Rights Concentration at the Center for Global Affairs, NYU School of Law, New York
2050-2100
Q&A
2100-2105
Closing remarks
John Balouziyeh Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, New York; Treasurer, IBA Human Rights Law Committee
Shirley Pouget DLA Piper, Paris; Co-Chair, IBA Human Rights Law Committee
2105-2205 Closing and wine reception