Lecture
Benjamin Ferencz Lecture Series: Prosecuting Russian Environmental War Crimes
- Date
- Monday 16 June 2025
- Time
- Address
- Wijnhaven
Turfmarkt 99 99
2511 DP Den Haag - Room
- 2.01
Description
In its war with Ukraine, Russia has targeted the environment as a means of attaining military advantage, demoralizing the population, and rendering parts of Ukraine uninhabitable. It has blown up dams, flooded coal mines, burned down national forests, and even targeted the black sea dolphins that inhabit the waters off Ukraine’s coast. Will the perpetrators of these heinous attacks be brought to justice? Where will they be tried? And what law will apply? Our speakers, who helped prepare Ukrainian prosecutors and judges to try Russian environmental war crimes, present an insider's perspective on these questions.
Speakers
Mr. Maksym Popov, Expert of the EU Project Pravo-Justice
Dr. Mark Ellis, Executive Director of the International Bar Association
Hon. Margaret deGuzman, Judge of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Institute for International Law and Public Policy at Temple University Beasley School of Law
Prof. Michael Scharf, Chair of the IBA ICC Moot Court Competition, served as Dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Law from 2013-2024
Prof. Milena Sterio, President of the International Association of Penal Law and Distinguished University Professor at Cleveland State College of Law
Mr. Andre Monette, Council Member of the International Bar Association’s Section on Energy, Environment, Resources and Infrastructure
Dr. Paul Williams, President of the Public International Law & Policy Group
Additional Information
This lecture is organized as part of the IBA International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition.
Participating teams, judges, and bench clerks do not need to register for the same.
Leiden University students and staff with a valid LU card do not need to register either.
Please make sure to register if you are an external visitor, or if you currently do not have a valid LU card. Registration can be made by clicking here.
Following the lecture, teams of the IBA ICCMCC advancing to the quarter-finals will be announced. You are welcome to stay and witness this exciting moment!