Professor Milena Sterio participated as a judge in the quarter-final and semi-final rounds of the International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition in The Hague, Netherlands, from June 16-18, in The Hague, Netherlands.  Professor Sterio is a member of the ICC Moot Court Competition’s Board of Directors, and in this capacity she participates every year in the development of the Moot Court problem.

Professor Sterio also participated as a speaker at a panel on the topic of “Prosecuting Environmental Crimes in Ukraine” on June 16, at Leiden University, Netherlands.  In addition to Professor Sterio, the panel discussion featured Andriy Kostin, Ukrainian Ambassador to the Netherlands.  Professor Sterio has been involved in training Ukrainian judges and prosecutors on prosecuting environmental war crimes; she participated in an in-person training in October 2024 in Poland, and will also participate in a similar training in October 2025, also in Poland.  The trainings are organized by the International Bar Association.  

On June 12-13, Professor Sterio participated in the annual meeting of the “Association Internationale de Droit Penal” (International Penal Law Association) in Paris, France.  Professor Sterio currently serves as the U.S. Chapter President of the AIDP  and has played a prominent role in the organization, including developing U.S. national reports on several international penal law topics, and serving as general rapporteur for AIDP’s previous scientific cycle.