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SUMMARY: Filling the Justice Gap: Yazidis\, Universal Jurisdiction and Inte
 rnational Law
DESCRIPTION: What happens when justice is dispersed across multiple jurisdi
 ctions and forums? What are the potentials and limitations of these cases i
 n addressing crimes against the Yazidis? Through a conversation with Harvar
 d Law Professors Alex Whiting and Ioannis Kalpouzos\, we will examine unive
 rsal jurisdiction cases\, corporate accountability\, the future of internat
 ional criminal law\, the role of […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>What happens when justice is dispersed acr
 oss multiple jurisdictions and forums? What are the potentials and limitati
 ons of these cases in addressing crimes against the Yazidis?<br />Through a
  conversation with <b>Harvard Law Professors </b><a href="https://hls.harva
 rd.edu/faculty/alex-whiting/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/
 url?q=https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/alex-whiting/&source=gmail&ust=177584
 9681640000&usg=AOvVaw1B9EHcR5OiyQ6N0HlhECuy"><b>Alex Whiting</b></a> and <a
  href="https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/ioannis-kalpouzos/" data-saferedirec
 turl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/ioannis-
 kalpouzos/&source=gmail&ust=1775849681640000&usg=AOvVaw0OMvYzqXOE3o7TLE_zxS
 cv"><b>Ioannis Kalpouzos</b></a>\, we will examine universal jurisdiction c
 ases\, corporate accountability\, the future of international criminal law\
 , the role of international tribunals. The panel will be moderated by <b>Na
 riman Salem Hame</b> (LLM ’26).</p><p>For context\, in 2014\, ISIS attacked
  Yazidi villages in Sinjar\, killing\, capturing\, and internally displacin
 g populations. The situation remains dire. The city of Sinjar\, the Yazidis
 ’ ancestral homeland lies largely in ruins\, with few having returned. ISIS
 ’ atrocities against Yazidis took place primarily in Iraq and Syria. Yet ne
 ither Iraq nor Syria has ratified the Rome Statute or given ad hoc consent 
 to the International Criminal Court (ICC). A patchwork of proceedings based
  on universal jurisdiction as well as corporate accountability cases have e
 merged throughout the world to fill the justice gap.</p><p>Lunch from Falaf
 el Corner will be provided on a first-come and first-served basis!</p>
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ORGANIZER;CN="Namashya Karuna Arachchige":MAILTO:nkarunaarachch@llm26.law.h
 arvard.edu
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 s-universal-jurisdiction-and-international-law/
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