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Julieta Lemaitre, Anna Rubesame and Philippe Sands in conversation with Juanita Goebertus

Justice in the face of the irreparable

Cartagena 2026, 

The limits of the law in the face of the most serious crimes are the basis for this conversation involving Philippe Sands (UK), a jurist and promotor of the concept of ecocide as an international crime; Anna Rubesame (USA), expert in transitional justice; and Julieta Lemaitre (Colombia), JEP magistrate. They will talk to the human rights defender Juanita Goebertus. When the legal files are full of horrors, it is time to think about how justice can accompany truth and reconciliation processes; especially in countries such as Colombia, where the law has become a tool for social reconstruction.

Simultaneous interpretation from English to Spanish available

Julieta Lemaitre, Anna Rubesame and Philippe Sands in conversation with Juanita Goebertus