IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 8 Nov 2025
Room 716 A, Level 700, MTCC
Session information
SPPI Showcase - Law not war: part 1
Thursday 6 November (0930 - 1045)
Room 716 A, Level 700, MTCC
Committee(s)
Section on Public and Professional Interest
(Lead)
Human Rights Law Committee
IBA's Human Rights Institute
Rule of Law Forum
War Crimes Committee
Description
This session is organised to discuss possible role of lawyers in using law and legal procedures to broker peace talks/ bring war crimes to justice and related issues.
Don't forget to attend SPPI Showcase - Law not war: part 2
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Babatunde Ajibade SAN | SPA Ajibade & Co, Lagos, Nigeria; SPPI Chair |
| Federica D'Alessandra | Oxford Institute for Ethics Law and Armed Conflict, Oxford, England; Co-Chair, Rule of Law Forum |
Keynote Speakers
| Judge Olufemi Elias | International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands |
Speakers
| John Balouziyeh | Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, New York, New York, USA; Treasurer, Human Rights Law Committee |
| Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC | International Bar Association, London, England |
| Beth Van Schaack | Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Stanford, California, USA |