IBA Annual Conference Seoul 2019
22 Sep - 27 Sep 2019
Room 327 C, Floor 3
Session information
War Crimes Committee report on North Korean crimes against humanity
Tuesday 24 September (0930 - 1045)
Room 327 C, Floor 3
Committee(s)
War Crimes Committee
(Lead)
Description
This session presents the War Crimes Committee report "Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea's Political Prisons”. With the participation of prominent Korean and international experts, this session will also discuss avenues for accountability for these crimes, the lack thereof, and the importance of maintaining human rights protection at the center of security and denuclearisation discussions.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Federica D'Alessandra | Oxford Institute for Ethics Law and Armed Conflict, Oxford, England; Co-Chair, War Crimes Committee |
Speakers
| Gregory William Kehoe | Greenberg Traurig, Tampa, Florida, USA; Co-Chair, War Crimes Committee |
| Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG | Former Justice of the High Court of Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; IBAHRI Co-Chair, IBA's Human Rights Institute |
| President O-Gon Kwon | ICC Assembly of States Parties, Seoul, South Korea |
| Professor Jung Hoon Lee | Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea |