The event will reflect on the role of international law and international legal institutions in maintaining peace, resolving disputes and shaping the contemporary international order. Against the background of major geopolitical and policy challenges, the discussion will consider both the continuing relevance of international law and the practical difficulties of applying and enforcing it in a changing international environment.
The programme features a panel discussion with Dr Iva Vukušić (Utrecht University), Professor Ivo Josipović (Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb) and Professor Iris Goldner Lang (Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb), followed by student reflections and an audience Q&A.
The opening address will be delivered by H.E. Charlotte van Baak, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Croatia, and Professor Dejan Jović, President of the Foreign Policy Forum Managing Board, will introduce the panel.
PANEL PARTICIPANTS
Dr. Iva Vukušić
Assistant Professor in International History at Utrecht University and Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College London. Her work focuses on mass violence, criminal accountability and international courts in The Hague. She previously worked at the Special War Crimes Department of the Prosecutor’s Office in Sarajevo and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
Professor Ivo Josipović
Professor Emeritus at the University of Zagreb and former President of the Republic of Croatia. A jurist and scholar of international law, he has represented Croatia before international judicial bodies, including the International Court of Justice, and has worked as a legal expert for European institutions.
Professor Iris Goldner Lang
Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law and Head of the Department of European Public Law at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Law. Her expertise includes EU law, migration, asylum, free movement and the rule of law. She coordinates the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “Reinforcing the Rule of Law and EU Values (EURoL)” and holds the UNESCO Chair on Free Movement of People, Migration and Inter-Cultural Dialogue.