LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Visiting Law Professor Kathleen M. Maloney shared her expertise with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague this February, in a first of its kind appeal regarding groundbreaking convictions for forced marriages of young girls and women. The ICC is the world’s only permanent, independent tribunal with jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute the core international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and aggression. This rare invitation to appear as an expert was spurred by the amicus brief (see related content) Maloney and her co-amicisubmitted to the Appeals Chamber considering a Ugandan warlord’s appeal of his forced marriage conviction. Defendant Dominic Ongwen’s conviction in 2021 for forced marriages of young girls and women in the Ugandan armed conflict constituted a major milestone. For the first time, the ICC held perpetrators of this crime accountable. The Ongwen Trial Chamber made further history through its first-ever conviction by any tribunal for forced pregnancy as a crime against humanity.