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NewsICC grants bail to Congolese ex-Vice President
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the conditional release of Congolese ex-Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba ahead of his war crimes trial. An...
Latest Updates on U.N. Security Council Reform Negotiations
Recent negotiations on U.N. Security Council reform were filled with difficulty. The discussions revolve around three questions: Composition of the Security Council,...
Global JusticeSpotlight on ‘The Responsibility to Protect’
Led by the recently formed International NGO Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect of which GlobalSolutions.org is a part, efforts are underway...
NewsCGS Mourns the Death of Senator Ted Kennedy
On Wednesday, August 26, 2009, the United States Senate lost its third longest serving member, Senator Edward Kennedy. President Barack Obama issued...
A change in approach but not tone from Tehran
After a year of stalemate, the BBC reports that Iran has allowed inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) access to...
South Africa reverses course on ICC Arrest Warrant for Sudanese President
A South African Foreign Ministry Official recently confirmed that Sudanese President Omer Al-Bashir will be arrested if he sets foot on South...
Why Empowering Women Really Matters
"There's a growing recognition among everyone from the World Bank to the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff to aid organizations like...
Peace & DisarmamentRice on the Right Track with U.S.-U.N. Relations
Yesterday the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Susan Rice, delivered a strong and promising speech on the U.S.'s position towards...
Human RightsGeneva Conventions turn 60!
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. In 1949, four treaties and three additional protocols were established as World War...
NewsAung San Suu Kyi Found Guilty
Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of violating security laws by a Burmese Court on August 11. She has...
Global JusticeU.S. Interests in the International Criminal Court
Last week, Secretary Clinton lamented that the U.S. was not a member of the ICC, saying that this was "a great regret...