On 6 and 7 October 2026, the International Institute of Social Studies will host the Gender Justice in International Criminal Law conference.
- Date
- Tuesday 6 Oct 2026, 09:00 - Wednesday 7 Oct 2026, 18:00
- Type
- Conference
- Spoken Language
- English
- Location
- International Institute of Social Studies

Over two days, practitioners, scholars, activists, survivors and policymakers will come together to confront the challenges facing accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
Against shrinking civic space and a well-resourced anti-gender movement, the conference will move from rhetorical solidarity to operational strategy, with a regional focus on Asia and the Pacific.
Country- and region-focus panels
- Accountability Strategies Across the Region
- Afghanistan: Strategizing for Survivor-Centred Justice
- Iran: Building an Accountability Architecture
- Myanmar: Beyond the Merits Phase at the ICJ
- Whose Crisis Counts?
Thematic panels
- People's Tribunals and the Limits of Formal Accountability
- Advancing Accountability for Crimes Targeting Persons with Diverse SOGIESC
- Big Tech, AI and Feminist Digital Accountability
- Climate, Conflict and Gender
- Systems Thinking for Gender Justice
- Practising Feminist International Criminal Law
Full details about the conference and the panels is available on the conference website.
- Related links
- Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice Academic Team