Ljubljana hosts talks on key atrocities prosecution treaty

Representatives of some 70 countries gathered in Ljubljana on 15 May for a two-week conference in a bid to finalise what is considered to be the first key international treaty on prosecution of atrocities since the 1998 Rome Statute.

Running until 26 May, this is the biggest diplomatic conference Slovenia has ever hosted, bringing together some 300 experts in international public law and international criminal law from 71 countries supporting the initiative.

The convention on international cooperation in the investigation and prosecution of the crime of genocide, crimes...