Catholic University of America Online Workshop Series on International Criminal Law and Global Justice as Wars Rage Around the World
Three workshops will take place on Thursday, January 29, 2026, Tuesday, February 24, 2026, and Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 12:30 p.m., both over Zoom and in person in the Slowinski Courtroom at the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.
The three workshops will provide students and faculty with the opportunity to discuss a wide range of interdisciplinary issues related to current challenges to international law, including the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, as well as American military intervention in Venezuela.The workshops precede a two-day international conference, International Criminal Law 80 Years Later: The Crossroads of Law, Ethics, Religion, and International Law, to be held at The Catholic University of America on April 12 and 13, 2027.
Will the Nuremberg Principles Survive? Preventing Military Conflicts through Trade and International Law
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law • Walter A. Slowinski Courtroom
Registration by the link
The second workshop. The Nuremberg Principles, a set of guidelines widely considered legally binding as customary international law, and the GATT/WTO international trade system were established in the aftermath of World War II to prevent another global conflict through justice, accountability, and economic interdependence, and to hold accountable those who violate the rule of law. Together, they embody a shared belief that the law—both international criminal law and trade governance—can promote peace through predictability, transparency, and cooperation.
Three decades after the WTO’s formation, the postwar international order is in crisis, facing a convergence of challenges, including democratic backsliding, rising economic protectionism, expressions of contempt for international law by national leaders, and an increase in cross-border military conflicts. There is increasing concern that major powers are sidelining, co-opting, and exploiting postwar international institutions, shifting the world from a rules-based order to a more fractured landscape in which international law is subordinate to national power.
More information about the series of online seminars can be found by following the link.
