To me, this isn’t just internal housekeeping.
It’s a bow down to external pressure, especially after the recent U.S. sanctions and threats.

The judges now want secrecy as the norm, publicity as the exception. The Prosecutor will have to justify every public warrant.

I agree with Mark: it’s a rebuke of the past practice of issuing public warrants — think Bashir, Gbagbo, Gaddafi, Netanyahu — that made instant headlines and drove political waves.

Huge thanks to my fellow co-convenors — Caleb Wheeler, Franka Pues, and Kyra Wigard — and to everyone who joined us in Berlin or online. 🙏

Maria Crippa – arrest warrant strategies
Luca Pasquet & Luigi Prosperi – Personal immunity
Yulia Ioffe – Ukraine’s interim reparations for CRSV
Sharron Weill – corporate accountability
Marie Wilmet & Damien Scalia – realities of universal jurisdiction
Alison Bisset – Ljubljana–Hague Convention

We look forward to welcoming participants in person in Berlin (Boltzmannstraße 3, Room 2202) and online via Zoom.

Join us for a forward-looking discussion on the future of international criminal justice.
#ESIL2025 #InternationalLaw #ICJ

Sharron Weill: Corporate accountability in Lafarge & Lundin cases

Marie Wilmet & Damian Scalia: Universal jurisdiction in practice

Alison Bisset: The Ljubljana–The Hague Convention

Yulia Ioffe: Interim reparations in Ukraine