Dear Friends of the Committee,
We have started 2024 off with a tremendous amount of energy and hope to keep it up! In January 2024, the ABA House of Delegates met and passed an updated resolution on the Rohingya genocide. The resolution was presented to the ILS Council by our committee. You can read more about Resolution 503, here. In February, your Co-Chairs completed a policy paper calling for ABA and international action on international crimes being perpetrated against the Hazara in Afghanistan. You can read the policy paper, here. Our hope is that our committee will continue to utilize this policy tool to raise awareness on significant issues and continue to educate members of the ABA about what types of issues international criminal law covers and its continued importance.
In April we will be presenting to the ILS Council two resolutions, one on Tibet and the other on the Hazara. Of course, we have continued our programming on a diverse range of topics! In April and May we have two dynamic programs, one focusing on transitional justice in Chile after Pinochet and in May, we will be partnering with the India/South Asia and Oceania committee to discuss international crimes in West Papua.
Thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter. I hope you will take time to share any recent publications or news with the committee in our next newsletter or in ABA communities.
Happy Spring!
Regina Paulose
Co-Chair, ICL Committee
International Criminal Law Committee 