with guest speaker Marisa R. Bassett

This webinar was presented on Monday, December 16, 2024. You can watch the recording here or on our YouTube channel.

The use of Universal jurisdiction as a tool international criminal justice has continued to grow over the years, and 2024 was no exception.  Universal jurisdiction remains an important tool in addressing impunity and specifically prosecuting perpetrators for crimes under international criminal law. 

Join the International Criminal Law Committee for the last webinar of 2024, focusing on Universal Jurisdiction developments for 2024.  If you have not been paying attention and want a primer, this is the webinar for you! 

Moderated by: Henna Shah. ICLC Steering Committee 

Speaker:  Marisa R. Bassett

Marisa R. Bassett is an Institutional Capacity Building Attorney at the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS). In this role, she assists foreign partner defense institutions in Eastern Europe in building legal capacity, including on the law of armed conflict and human rights. Before joining DIILS, Marisa was Assistant Appeals Counsel with the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals—the successor to the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR)—where she prosecuted major political and military leaders for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. She previously served in the ICTY’s Office of the Prosecutor, Appeals Division.Marisa is a member of the Justice Rapid Response roster of experts on investigating sexual violence in conflict. She is co-editor of Economic Sanctions under International Law: Unilateralism, Multilateralism, Legitimacy, and Consequences (Asser 2015).