The Future Challenges of the International Criminal Court

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On January 13, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, founding Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, and Melbourne Law School professor Tim McCormack visited Harvard Law School for a talk on challenges that lie ahead for the International Criminal Court (ICC), the first permanent court established to deal with war crimes and crimes against humanity. A visiting professor at the Harvard Kennedy School, Moreno-Ocampo was the subject of a recent book of essays by Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow, HLS Professor Alex Whiting and Syracuse University College of Law Assistant Professor Cora True-Frost that examine his role and his legacy as the ICC's first prosecutor. Tim McCormack, Melbourne Law School professor and James Barr Ames visiting professor of law at HLS, serves as special adviser on International Humanitarian Law to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. The event was sponsored by the Human Rights Program and the Harvard Law School Dean’s Office.