When: April 14, 2023 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Where: Mark & Becky Lanier Professional Development Auditorium at Texas Tech School of Law

Registration Link: https://eventregistration.law.ttu.edu/events/2023/cls

Click here to view the program for this year’s event, which includes information on our wonderful speakers! 

This symposium will address a wide array of issues related to the application, implementation, and most importantly accountability for violations of international humanitarian law in the context of the ongoing international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Topics of discussion will include the evolution of substantive war crimes, modes of liability and jurisdiction of domestic and international criminal tribunals, the impact of technology on gathering and presenting evidence of war crimes, state responsibility for facilitating war crimes, practical challenges associated with battlefield criminal investigations, the role of mistake of fact and law in relation to war crimes allegations, and various other topics. The participants will include a range of experts from both the United States and abroad.