Our Global Crisis of Values Can International Justice Rally?
About the event
Our Global Crisis of Values: Can International Justice Rally? Professor Hal Wootten AC believed that the law is to be judged by the extent to which it promotes the wellbeing of people living in society. In this lecture, Michelle Jarvis explores this theme through the lens of international justice. At a time when world leaders are increasingly candid about a global crisis of values and international institutions face unprecedented pressure, what role can international justice play in fostering new frameworks that centre care for people and planet? Drawing on her 26 years of experience working on accountability processes for conflict-related crimes, from the Balkans and Rwanda, to Syria, Michelle will offer a diagnosis of the current state of international justice as well as the opportunities to use its mechanisms to advance global wellbeing. About the speaker: Michelle Jarvis, Executive Director of the Gender Justice Practitioner Hub Michelle Jarvis has worked in the international criminal justice field for 26 years. She is presently the Executive Director of the Gender Justice Practitioner Hub (GJP Hub), a new entity supported by Australia to facilitate improved gender justice outcomes for conflict-related crimes globally. Her prior roles include as the Deputy Head of the United Nations International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (Syria) (IIIM-Syria) and as Deputy to the Prosecutor at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT). Michelle’s work has focused on bringing justice to victims/survivors of crimes in the Balkans, Rwanda and Syria, as well as building capacity for accountability processes in many other conflict and post conflict areas. Michelle has worked extensively to promote inclusive, innovative and agile approaches to accountability for core international crimes (war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide), including bringing visibility to the experiences of marginalised groups during accountability processes and strengthening legal responses. She has co-authored two books and numerous articles on the subject of gender and armed conflict. Prior to her work in international criminal law, Michelle was a litigator in Australia, where her roles included improving women’s access to justice. Michelle holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Toronto as well as degrees in law and economics from the University of Adelaide.
