Ukraine and International Law: A Teach-in with Allard Law Faculty

NICOLE BARRETT
Director, International Justice and Human Rights Clinic; Assistant Professor of Teaching, Allard School of Law

Nicole Barrett, a former war crimes prosecutor and Director of Allard Law’s International Justice and Human Rights Clinic, researches, teaches and practices international human rights, international criminal law, and international humanitarian law. She will briefly discuss the crime of aggression and possibilities for seeking accountability in international courts, tribunals, and human rights bodies.

LJILJANA BIUKOVIC
Professor, Allard School of Law

Ljiljana Biukovic teaches and researches in the area of European integration and international economic law. She will provide an outline of the EU integration process in the historical context of the founding and functioning of the EU in the international legal order (relations with the UN, WTO and NATO) and the accession of new EU member states.

LIORA LAZARUS
Professor, Allard School of Law

Liora Lazarus, whose research sits at the intersection between security and human rights, will briefly outline the human rights implications of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. She will focus in particular on the obligations of both States under the European Convention on Human Rights, and the recent case law of the European Court of Human Rights which has extended human rights protections to conditions of armed conflict.

JAMES STEWART
Professor, Allard School of Law

James Stewart's work focuses on the role of international law in regulating war and atrocity. He will talk about the prohibition of the use of force in the United Nations Charter and the laws that prohibit certain methods of war in light of the Ukraine crisis. In particular, he will explore the relationship between these two branches of international law, highlighting their significance for the recent aggression in Ukraine.