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International Conference on the Special Tribunal
for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine: Holding North Korean Leaders Accountable
for Their Part in Russian Aggression

International Conference on the Special Tribunal
for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine: Holding North Korean Leaders Accountable
for Their Part in Russian Aggression

What challenges are there in establishing a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine? What are the prospects of holding North Korean leaders accountable for supporting Russia’s aggression? Join Truth Hounds at the international seminar in Seoul to find out more!

Date & Time: 19 March (Thurs)
 3월 19일 (목)

 9:30am – 12:30pm

Location: Room 703, New Millennium Hall, Yonsei University, Seoul
연세대학교 새천년관 703호

Key topics:

  • the legal framework for the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine;
  • the potential prosecution of North Korean officials for their role in supporting Russian aggression;
  • legal challenges related to jurisdiction and immunities of state officials;
  • political and diplomatic implications of the Special Tribunal for international justice.

Speakers and moderators:

  • Honorary Professor Choi Tae-hyun (Hanyang University – 한양대학교)
  • Dr. Shim Sang-min (Asan Institute – 아산정책연구원은) Larissa van den Herik (Leiden University)
  • Patryk I. Labuda (Central European University)
  • Dmytro Koval (Truth Hounds / Kyiv-Mohyla Academy)
  • Ethan Hee-Seok Shin (Transitional Justice Working Group)
  • Pavlo Shapoval (Serhiy Prytula Foundation)
  • Won-gon Park 박원곤 (Ewha Womans University – 이화여자대학교)

Organisers:

Truth Hounds and Transitional Justice Working Group.

Co-hosts: The Center for International Studies of the Graduate School of International Studies of Yonsei University, Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Korea, The Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Seoul, Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Korea, Embassy of Luxembourg in Seoul, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Seoul, in cooperation with the International Renaissance Foundation.