BIICL, together with the Robert H. Jackson Center and the International Nuremberg Principles Academy, will hold an event to mark the 80th anniversary of the commencement of the Nuremberg Trials.

The event will focus on the continued importance of the precedents set by the Nuremberg Trials, and the resulting Nuremberg Principles, for the global struggle against impunity today. In particular, our distinguished panel of speakers will consider what bearing Nuremberg has on the much vexed question of whether doctrines of immunity can act as a bar to the arrest and prosecution of State officials accused of international crimes.

Consideration will also be given to the wider legal and political landscape of the 1940s that facilitated transformative approaches to seeking justice, including the work of the United Nations War Crimes Commission. The speakers will reflect on the lessons that remain to be learnt from these past processes in order to close outstanding accountability gaps.

The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A session with the audience.

This hybrid event is free of charge and open to all. Please use the event link to register to attend either in person (in London), or online.