The International Criminal Court is a standing international tribunal with authority to try the worst perpetrators of the worst crimes – genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, such as targeting civilians and destroying cities and villages.
Bio
Courtney Hillebrecht’s research focuses on human rights and international law. She has authored a book examining the domestic processes of compliance with the European and Inter-American Courts of Human Rights, arguing that compliance with international tribunals takes place at the nexus of international and domestic politics. Hillebrecht is Hitchcock Family Chair in Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, Chair of the Political Science Department, and director of the Forsythe Family Program on Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs.
She is the author of several books about international courts and international human rights tribunals and can discuss the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/21/ukraine-russia-icc-investigation/">implications of pursuing war crimes prosecutions</a> against Russia and President Vladimir Putin in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.