Professor Milena Sterio presented at two different side events at the 2024 International Criminal Court’s Assembly of States Parties in The Hague, Netherlands.  First, Professor Sterio presented on December 2 at a side event entitled “The Flame of Justice: Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone.”  This side event was sponsored by the governments of Canada and Sierra Leone, and the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone; Professor Sterio’s remarks focused on the most significant legacies of the Special Court for Sierra Leone.  Second, Professor Sterio moderated a side event on December 4 entitled “The Veto.”  This event was sponsored by the governments of Guatemala, The Netherlands, Switzerland, as well as the Public International Law and Policy Group, the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre, the International Center for Transitional Justice, and the Open Society Justice Initiative.  This side event focused on discussing possible legal limits that may exist on the United Nations Security Council’s permanent members’ ability to exercise the veto in the face of atrocity crimes.  Finally, Professor Sterio attended a briefing by the outgoing U.S. Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice, Beth Van Schaack, on December 7, which focused predominantly on the risk of U.S. sanctions against the ICC.