IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024
PALACIO DE VALPARAISO 1, LEVEL E1
Session information
A conversation with… Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Andriy Kostin and Liev Schreiber
Tuesday 17 September (1315 - 1415)
Description
Andriy Kostin was appointed Prosecutor General on 28 July 2022 and has been a member of the National Security and Defense Council since 4 August 2022. He has an extensive legal career with over 20 years of experience. Since 2000 he has been a member of the International Bar Association and, between 2013-2015 a member of its governing body—the IBA Council.
In 2019, he was elected to the Ukrainian Parliament, where he chaired the Legal Policy Committee for 2 years. He also represented Ukraine in the negotiations with the Russian Federation held within the framework of the Trilateral Contact Group.
From his first days as the Prosecutor General, Mr. Kostin placed a strong emphasis on investigating and prosecuting Russia's war crimes and implementing human-centered approaches in the criminal justice system.
Concurrently, he consistently concentrated on combating corruption and organized crime, upholding the integrity and independence of prosecutors as a foundation of an efficient prosecution service based on the principles of the rule of law and the inviolability of human rights.
Liev Schreiber is an actor, director, and writer. He is a co-founder of BlueCheck and inspired the initial ideas that helped bring the initiative to life. Of Ukrainian heritage, Liev has supported cross-cultural ties through his work, in particular his directorial debut “Everything is Illuminated,” which follows a young American Jewish man to western Ukraine to find the woman who saved his grandfather during the Holocaust.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
Mark Ellis | International Bar Association, London, England; IBA Executive Director |
Speakers
Andriy Kostin | Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine |
Liev Schreiber | BlueCheck, New York, New York, USA |