IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
30 Oct - 4 Nov 2022
Room 233, Level 2
Session information
Corporate liability for international criminal law violations
Monday 31 October (0930 - 1045)
Room 233, Level 2
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Committee(s)
War Crimes Committee
(Lead)
Description
HumanRightsMultinational corporations are increasingly facing allegations of involvement in atrocity crimes. This panel will explore past and current cases where corporate entities and/or their officers have been investigated and, in some cases, criminally charged for core international crimes such as war crimes and crimes against humanity. For example, in France, the cement company Lafarge faces charges of crimes against humanity committed in Syria, and in Sweden, Lundin Energy executives have been charged with aiding and abetting war crimes in South Sudan. The panel will look at the general framework for such liability, and the challenges faced in the investigation and prosecution of alleged corporate perpetrators.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Danya Chaikel | International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), The Hague, Netherlands |
Speakers
| John Balouziyeh | United Nations, Erbil, Iraq; North American Regional Forum Liaison Officer, War Crimes Committee |
| Reena Devgun | Swedish Prosecution Authority, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Tomas Hamilton | Guernica 37 Chambers, London, England |
| Kristin Rosella | GD Alliance, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
| Jamie Williamson | International Code of Conduct Association (ICoCA), Geneva, Switzerland |