Nuremberg Academy 347d ago

00:00 Christoph Safferling 06:44 Katja Keul 16:02 Thomas Dickert 26:16 Nasser Ahmed 37:03 Leila Sadat 01:31:37 Q&As Professor Leila N. Sadat, a renowned expert on international criminal law and a leading authority of crimes against humanity, held the fourth Nuremberg Academy Lecture on 1 April 2025. The lecture titled “The Long Arc of Justice: Forging a Convention for Crimes Against Humanity” was delivered at the historic Courtroom 600 of the Nuremberg Palace of Justice. Katja Keul, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office delivered welcoming remarks. Professor Sadat has been instrumental in leading the movement for the creation of a convention on crimes against humanity. The lecture traced the history of the crimes in international law and elaborated on the development and contours of the negotiations to codify the crime in a new global treaty. This topic has gained particular relevance after the recent decision by the United Nations General Assembly to convene United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity in 2028 and 2029.  Professor Leila N. Sadat is the Head of the Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, a project responsible for drafting the world’s first treaty on crimes against humanity. From 2012-2023, she served as Special Adviser on Crimes Against Humanity to the International Criminal Court Prosecutor. Professor Sadat is also the James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute at Washington University Law School and a Fellow at the Schell Center for Human Rights at Yale Law School. Speakers (in order of appearance): Professor Dr Christoph Safferling, Director, International Nuremberg Principles Academy Katja Keul, Minister of State, German Federal Foreign Office Dr Thomas Dickert, President, The Higher Regional Court of Nuremberg Dr Nasser Ahmed, City Councillor, City of Nuremberg, representing the Lord Mayor of the City of Nuremberg Professor Leila N. Sadat, James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law at the Washington University School of Law Follow us: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nurembergacademy.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10106869 Newsletter subscription (quarterly newsletter and event announcements): https://bit.ly/44MbZa0 #NueAcadLecture #LeilaSadat #CrimesAgainstHumanity