VIDEO RECORDING OF THE LECTURE CLICK TO VIEW ABOUT THE LECTURE In this lecture Cóman Kenny addresses arbitrary deprivation of nationality as a matter of international criminal law. Based on post-World War II jurisprudence, Kenny argues that mass arbitrary deprivation of the nationality of a group resulting in statelessness could fall within the ambit of international criminal law and give rise to individual responsibility. Building on this argument, Kenny maintains that when mass arbitrary deprivation of nationality is a tool of discrimination against minorities, statelessness can be the precursor to mass atrocities and should be subject to international legal scrutiny. CÓMAN KENNY is an Irish barrister currently working as a Legal Officer at the United Nations. He is a graduate of the National University of Ireland, Galway (LLB), Leiden University (LLM), and the Honorable Society of King’s Inns (BL). Prior to his current role, he served as a prosecutor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the International Criminal Court, and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. He has also worked as a defence lawyer at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Kenny has published widely on issues of international criminal law and public international law. FURTHER READING • Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (2020) The World’s Stateless 2020: Deprivation Of Nationality • Cóman Kenny (2020) Legislated out of existence: Mass arbitrary deprivation of nationality resulting in statelessness as an international crime, in International Criminal Law Review.1 This lecture is part of the GLOBAL SEMINAR SERIES ON CITIZENSHIP STRIPPING. 1 Access to this article requires a subscription to the journal.