Peter McCloskey, CILRAP Conversation on World Order
Speaker: Mr. Peter McCloskey (ret. lead Srebrenica ICTY-prosecutor; formerly, United States federal prosecutor).
Topic: A CILRAP Conversation on World Order focusing on aspects of his long career as an international criminal law prosecutor; on factors that made the ICTY a success; on the nurturing of cultures of quality-control in international criminal jurisdictions; the selection of high officials in such institutions; the existing integrity standard in international courts and tribunals; on the ICTY-cases on Srebrenica, their justice contribution, challenges faced, what actually happened in Srebrenica, what the international community should have done differently, and other enclaves in Bosnia-Herzegovina that faced similar violations; how this legacy of violence continues to influence Serbian society; reasons why the ICTY does not yet function on the same level as the ICC; role of the U.S. State Department Office for Global Criminal Justice and the importance of having international criminal law expertise in foreign ministries; the use of expertise in the oversight of international criminal jurisdictions; on the tension between accountability and peace; and how one prepares for international criminal law service.
Date of recording: 29 March 2026
Place of recording: CILRAP Bottega, Florence
Date of release: 25 April 2026
Duration of recording: 01:10:01
PURL: https://www.cilrap.org/cilrap-film/260329-mccloskey
PURL of library on quality control: https://www.cilrap.org/quality-control
PURL of library on integrity in justice: https://www.cilrap.org/integrity
PURL of Rapp Conversation: https://www.cilrap.org/cilrap-film/250525-rapp
PURL of Van Schaack Conversation: https://www.cilrap.org/cilrap-film/260327-schaack
PURL of CICJ Statement 5: https://cicj.eu/statement-5
PURL of 250214 Dayton roundtable: https://www.cilrap.org/events/250214-mediation
PURL of 240216 mediation roundtable: https://www.cilrap.org/events/240216-mediation
PURL of PBS No. 149 (2024) on denial: https://www.toaep.org/pbs-pdf/149-bergsmo
PURL of Ramcharan Conversation: https://www.cilrap.org/cilrap-film/240217-ramcharan
PURL of Josipović Conversation: https://www.cilrap.org/cilrap-film/250214-josipovic
