PILPG Atrocity Crimes Training

PILPG’s Lecture Series on Atrocity Crimes is a complex law program training for representatives of Ukrainian civil society that lasted for a week from November 28 to December 5, 2022.  

The course is structured to guide an individual or a team through all aspects related to atrocity crimes, including an introduction to international criminal law, concepts of international humanitarian law, an overview of atrocity crimes in international law and Ukrainian domestic law, their controversies, avenues for prosecution of perpetrators of atrocity crimes, jurisdiction, and procedures.

Roman Nekoliak, CCL Coordinator for International Cooperation participated in this session cohort.

The course provided an overview of atrocity crimes and international criminal law, public international law, and international humanitarian law.

Public International Law & Policy Group is a global pro bono law firm specializing in peace negotiations, post-conflict constitutions, and transitional justice.

The Public International Law & Policy Group, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, operates as a non-profit, global pro bono law firm providing free legal assistance to its clients, which include governments, sub-state entities, and civil society groups worldwide.

PILPG provides pro bono legal counsel to clients on peace negotiation, drafting of post-conflict constitutions, creation and operation of transitional justice mechanisms, and ways to strengthen the rule of law and effective institutions.

It was founded in London in 1995, and is currently headquartered in Washington, DC. Since 1995, they have worked with over 40 state and non-state parties and provided legal assistance to all major war crimes tribunals.

The PILPG, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, is working in Ukraine on documentation and transitional justice.

With over 700 alumni, PILPG continues to train and empower the next generation of peace-builders and public international lawyers.