A Step towards Justice: Current Accountability Options for Crimes under International Law Committed in Syria
On May 12, 2015, the American Bar Association (ABA)’s International Criminal Court Project hosted an event entitled “A Step towards Justice: Current Accountability Options for Crimes Under International Law Committed in Syria” at the ABA offices in Washington, D.C. This event featured a discussion between Mark Lattimer, Director of the Ceasefire Center for Civilian Rights; Mohammad Al Abdallah, Executive Director of the Syria Justice and Accountability Center (SJAC); and Jennifer Trahan, Associate Clinical Professor at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs that was moderated by Judge Patricia Wald, the former Chief Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and a former judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.