Webinar

Virtual Roundtable: In Defense of a Democracy: Prosecuting Russian Aggression Against Ukraine

Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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Speakers
Oona A. Hathaway

Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law, Yale Law School

Claus Kreß

Professor of International Law and Criminal Law, University of Cologne

Presider
David J. Scheffer

Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Roundtable Series on Human Rights Issues

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