IU McKinney LL.M. Alumni Take Part in International Criminal Court Conference
03/17/2016
Two IU McKinney LL.M. graduates teaching in Kenya traveled to Accra, Ghana, for a conference on the International Criminal Court and Africa. The event was titled "The International Criminal Court and Africa: A Discussion of the Legitimacy, Impunity, Selectivity, Fairness and Accountability," and it took place March 17 and 18.
Duncan Ojwang, LL.M. '11, spoke on a panel titled "African Perspectives on the ICC: A Complex Partnership or Perpetuating Old Rituals?" He is a member of the faculty at the University of Nairobi School of Law. He presented a lecture titled "Questioning African Countries Optimism and Solidarity Against the ICC."
"Our panel reviewed the reality of Africa courts as alternative to ICC as suggested by Africa Union and the reality of mass withdrawal from ICC of Africa states," Ojwang said.
Simeon Sungi, LL.M. ’06, took part in a panel titled "The ICC and the Prosecution of International Crimes in Africa: Reflection on the Case Selection Process." He is an associate professor of criminal justice at the United States International University-Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. He presented a lecture titled "The Kenyan Cases and the Future of the International Criminal Court’s Prosecutorial Policies."
In the photo, Sungi, left, is shown in Ghana with Tuinese Amuzu, LL.M. '06.
