Pascal Turlan

Pascal Turlan is an international lawyer and accountability expert with 25 years of experience in international criminal law, human rights law, and international cooperation. He works as an independent expert in Ukraine and Bangladesh and teaches at Sciences Po Paris and the French Ecole Nationale de la Magistrature. From 2022 to 2025, he was Legal and Program Director at Project Expedite Justice, where he led the legal strategy on accountability for international crimes committed in Ukraine. Prior to that, he held a range of senior roles for about 20 years at the International Criminal Court, culminating in his appointment as Head of Judicial Cooperation of the Office of the Prosecutor. Holdings Masters from the Europa College of Bruges and Sciences Po Paris, he also worked for the setting up of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the French Ministry of Justice, Médecins sans Frontières and Médecins du Monde.

Some Thoughts on the Prospects of the ICC Exercising its Jurisdiction over Crimes by the Wagner Group (part II)

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This post forms part of the Wagner Symposium hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law blog. The introductory post can be found here, and Part I of this author’s contribution can be found here. The symposium seeks to foster deeper discussion on how best to address the Wagner Group and its affiliated entities. There are …

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Some Thoughts on the Prospects of the ICC Exercising its Jurisdiction over Crimes by the Wagner Group (part I)

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This post forms part of the Wagner Symposium hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law blog. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium seeks to foster deeper discussion on how best to address the Wagner Group and its affiliated entities. Since its creation and in the context of its successive or parallel deployments …

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