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Mr. Ali Ehsassi, MP, Member of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas, attended the 40th Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action held in Kiev, Ukraine, on November 16 and 17. Among the 200 participants in attendance, were 77 members of Parliament from 38 countries around the world. The theme of the 2018 Forum was the International Criminal Court and the Rule of Law.

The panels focused on the following topics:

• the reach of ICC jurisdiction;
• challenges and opportunities for the universal ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC;
• amendments to the Rome Statute;
• the domestic criminalization and adjudication of international atrocities;
• question time with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court;
• consideration of a victims rights approach to international criminal justice;
• an examination of the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute
• and a situation specific session on the Ukraine.