Access to Justice
We support victims who are unable to seek justice locally in pursuing redress through proceedings before national, regional and international courts, whenever and wherever feasible.
Justice for all
Justice for genocide, torture, war crimes and crimes against humanity is the exception. Victims of these crimes should have access to justice if they wish. At Civitas Maxima we break down barriers by supporting participation in criminal proceedings.
Our mission
Raising awareness
Trials for international crimes often take place thousands of miles from the communities most affected by them. We bridge that distance — monitoring proceedings and making what happens in court accessible to those who need it most.
Capacity strengthening
Lasting accountability requires local ownership. We share our expertise with civil society groups and legal practitioners so they can document crimes and navigate international justice systems themselves.
Our approach
Issues we work on
We aim to bring perpetrators to justice, beyond the borders of where the crimes occurred, before national, regional or international courts.
Legal cases
We pursue justice in situations where legal actions have failed or are impossible in the country where the crimes occurred.
Our impact
Our work has contributed to landmark convictions in Switzerland, France, and the United States, and to the first criminal proceedings for crimes committed during the Liberian civil wars.
Latest content
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Can We Entrust Justice to Artificial Intelligence?
The rapid growth of generative AI, which creates original content, has broadened its uses, including in law and justice. This opening article introduces a series exploring how AI is influencing, disrupting and reshaping criminal justice.
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Alieu Kosiah’s war crimes conviction is final as Swiss Federal Supreme Court upholds 20 year sentence
Geneva, October 30, 2026 – Alieu Kosiah’s war crimes conviction is final as Swiss Federal Supreme Court upholds 20 year sentence
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“Brick by brick”: the US sets out to dismantle the international criminal law it did so much to build
From Nuremberg to the international tribunals of the 1990s and 2000s, the United States played a major role in shaping international criminal justice. Its current sanctions against the ICC stand in sharp contrast to that legacy.