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NewsU.S. ‘Resets’ Relationship With International Criminal Court
On Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Legal Advisor for the U.S. State Department, Harold H. Koh, and Ambassador-at-Large for War Crime Issues, Stephen...
NewsWhat’s Going on in Kyrgyzstan?
Until a week or so ago, most Americans probably couldn't locate the nation of Kyrgyzstan on a map. However, ethnic violence has...
ICC Conference Takes Steps to End Agression
ICC CONFERENCE TAKES STEPS TO END AGGRESSION WASHINGTON, DC- Representatives from nations around the world joined together in the early hours Saturday...
NewsCGS Applauds Life Sentences for Perpetrators of Bosnian Genocide
On Thursday, June 10th, the U.N.'s war crime tribunal on the Balkan wars handed down sentences of life in prison for two...
Courtside at Kampala: Stunning Development on the Crime of Aggression
By: Ariela Blatter It's a historic moment here in Kampala, Uganda. Japan, after making the following statement against the adoption of the...
NewsCourtside at Kampala: Part 1: A Week in Review (Week 1, Blog 1)
By: Ariela Blätter The first week was a whirlwind in Kampala at the 2010 Review Conference for the International Criminal Court (ICC)....
Courtside at Kampala: The Ban and Annan show live on stage (Week 1, Blog 4)
By: Ariela Blätter When Ban spoke at the opening plenary on Monday, he started by explaining that this was the first time...
U.S. NGO’s Support Definition of Crime of Aggression in Rome Statute
WASHINGTON, DC –Citizens for Global Solutions, along with other civil society organizations, opposes the U.S. administration’s challenges to the consensus definition on...
NewsTell Me About the New START Treaty!
What is the New START treaty? The New START treaty is a treaty that will, if ratified, "replace" the START treaty that...
NewsWill Judge Garzon Join the ICC?
On May 12, 2010 the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court confirmed that that it has requested Judge Baltasar...
NewsAn NPT Review Conference Update: Iran stirs up trouble, U.S. announces size of stockpile, and Indonesia ratifies the CTBT!
The Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference has just wrapped up its 3rd day in what has been a highly charged arena: the place...