Differences ‘Getting Narrower’ on Proposed Crimes Against Humanity Treaty

Authors

Leila Nadya Sadat, Washington University in St Louis School of LawFollow
Akila Radhakrishnan, Strategic Litigation Project (Atlantic Council)

Document Type

Blog Posting

Language

English (en)

Publication Date

2023

Publication Title

Just Security

Abstract

States considering the International Law Commission’s draft articles for a proposed treaty on crimes against humanity sought to narrow their differences in a weeklong session last month that began an 18-month process of debate and discussion towards the goal — at long last — of negotiations to conclude a treaty on the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity.

A diverse cross-section of States engaged substantively on a number of issues, and it was clear by the conclusion of the session that positive momentum continues to build. As State representatives and civil-society organizations meet in Ljubljana, Slovenia, to discuss a parallel process, negotiations for a multi-lateral mutual legal assistance treaty, we hope that it serves as a springboard to further support the momentum achieved on crimes against humanity.

Keywords

Atrocities/Mass Atrocities, Crimes Against Humanity, Diplomacy, International Justice, Proposed Crimes Against Humanity Treaty, UN General Assembly (UNGA)

Publication Citation

Leila Nadya Sadat & Akila Radhakrishnan, Differences ‘Getting Narrower’ on Proposed Crimes Against Humanity Treaty, Just Security (May 15, 2023), https://www.justsecurity.org/86582/differences-getting-narrower-on-proposed-crimes-against-humanity-treaty/

Repository Citation

Sadat, Leila Nadya and Radhakrishnan, Akila, "Differences ‘Getting Narrower’ on Proposed Crimes Against Humanity Treaty" (2023). Scholarship@WashULaw. 898.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_scholarship/898