Session with Patricia V. Sellers
Connect, learn, and grow through expert-led group mentorship.
Session Description
Patricia Viseur Sellers is an international criminal lawyer. She is on the law faculty of the University of Oxford. She is the former Special Advisor for Slavery Crimes, and former Special Advisor for Gender to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. She was Legal Advisor for Gender and a prosecutor at the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda. She was on the trial teams of Oric, Nikolic, Akayesu, Kunarac and Furundzija that delivered seminal jurisprudence on sexual violence as war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. She has advised UN entities, such as UN Women, the Secretary General's Special Representative for Children in Armed Conflict, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as governments and civil society organizations on international criminal law issues. She testified, as an expert, before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and national courts in Belgium, France, Spain and Sweden on matters related to international crimes. She has lectured extensively on humanitarian law and international criminal law. She is the author of numerous articles including, Wartime Female Slavery: Enslavement? Cornell University Journal of International Law, Vol. 44:1 (2011); Rape and Sexual Violence, in the critically received, A NEW COMMENTARY TO THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS (Oxford University Press, 2015), and, the forthcoming, (Re)Considering the Gender Jurisprudence in THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF GENDER AND ARMED CONFLICT (Oxford university Press, 2017). She served as a story consultant to WNET-13/WIDE ANGLE, the producers of the PBS series, Women, War and Peace, and is currently an advisor on two documentary film projects as well as being featured in the acclaimed documentary, “The Uncondemned.” Ms Sellers is the recipient of the prestigious Prominent Women in International Law Award by the American Society of International Law. She holds an Honorary Doctorate in Law from the City University of New York, as well as an Honorary Fellow for Lifetime Achievement from the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania, her alma mater. Ms Sellers was also awarded the National Bar Association’s Ron Brown International Lawyer Prize. |
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Booking & Cancellation Policy 1. Booking eligibility Booking is open to registered members aged 21 and over who have created a free account and completed their profile. Profile completion is required before any session can be booked. 2. How booking works Mentors generously volunteer their time and pre-identify their availability on the site. Available slots are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and group sessions are capped at five mentees to keep conversations small and substantive. You are welcome to book as many available sessions as you wish, with as many different mentors as you like. 3. Cancellations If you are unable to attend a session you have booked, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the session is due to begin. Cancelling in good time allows your place to be released to another mentee and respects the time of our mentors, who give it freely. 4. No-shows and late cancellations Failure to cancel at least 24 hours in advance, as well as failing to attend a session you have booked (a "no-show"), will result in your booking privileges being suspended. If your privileges are suspended, you will not be able to book further sessions until you have contacted the BASIL team to have your access restored. 5. Genuine circumstances We understand that emergencies and unavoidable situations arise. If something unexpected prevents you from attending, please get in touch with us at basil@konseye.org and we will do our best to work with you. 6. A note on respect and community These sessions are built on the generosity of mentors and the shared commitment of our members. We ask that you book thoughtfully, attend the sessions you commit to, and arrive ready to engage respectfully, so that this remains a valuable and sustainable space for everyone.