International Humanitarian Law Unit Co-Hosts Panel on 'Kony 2012' at University of Oxford

On 17 July 2014 Professor Dino Kritsiotis, Head of HRLC’s International Humanitarian Law Unit, chaired a panel discussion on “Kony2012”. The event was held at Oxford University and was co-hosted with the University’s Master’s Programme on International Human Rights Law. The event followed on from the IHL Unit’s Second Annual Roundtable, Kony 2012: The Power and Possibilities of the Internet for International Law.

The panel was opened by Professor Kritsiotis who spoke of the necessity for those working in the fields of human rights, international humanitarian and criminal law to take multiple interpretations from the “Kony2012” campaign to inform their work. Professor Kritsiotis’ opening remarks were followed by presentations from Dr Yassin Brunger (University of Leicester) who spoke on ‘“Catch Me if You Can’—Apprehending Fugitives and the ICC’ and Dr. Christine Schwöbel (University of Liverpool), whose presentation was entitled ‘The Kony 2012 Campaign and the Perils of Marketing Justice’. The final presentation was given by Thérèse O’Donnell (University of Strathclyde), who spoke on ‘Kony 2012 and the Bitter Harvest of “Greatest Responsibility”’.