Event: Investigating War Crimes in Ukraine
Date: 16 October 2024
Time: 18:30-20:30
Venue: Aula Prima (2nd floor) - Valletta Campus
The , the Department of International Law at the University of Malta, the (IIJ) and the invite international lawyer Clara G茅rard-Rodriguez to Malta for a public lecture.
The , the Department of International Law at the University of Malta, the (IIJ) and the invite international lawyer Clara G茅rard-Rodriguez to Malta for a public lecture.
She will present the basic principles of international criminal law and explain how it works in practice, with specific reference to Ukraine. In particular, she will present her experience of working with the Ukrainian Prosecutor General for several months, assisting his team in opening investigations, establishing the facts and identifying responsibility for war crimes committed by Russia on Ukrainian territory.
Clara G茅rard-Rodriguez served as legal officer at the International Criminal Court. After graduating top of her class from the Paris Bar, she practised as a lawyer in a number of terrorism and financial crime cases, and spent several months in the field in Ukraine after Russia鈥檚 invasion. Her expertise and clarity of analysis are sought after by the French media, particularly since international criminal justice has been back in the headlines.
The public lecture will be delivered in English but a written translation into Ukrainian will be available for Ukrainian speakers. It will be followed by a Q&A. Admission is free but .
This initiative forms part of the 2nd edition of 芦 Legal day 禄 taking place across the French diplomatic network in October 2024 on all the continents with the objective to promote law and its values. It also forms part of the series of events to mark the 10th anniversary of the IIJ鈥檚 establishment in Malta.
