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Global JusticeThinking Outside the Box
Last night I attended a great event titled In Search of Accountability: Justice after Nuremberg. The panel discussion, organized by the United...
Global JusticeSyria: A Game of Politics
"No chance, no chance, no chance...ever," said Vitaly I. Churkin, Russian envoy to the United Nations Security Council, in response to whether...
Gaddafi’s Son Creates a New Conflict, ICC vs Libya
Although the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for him, Court judges have not yet decided whether the trial...
NewsICC to Try Four Suspects in Kenya Post-Election Violence
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced this week that it will try four defendants from Kenya in connection with the post-election violence...
Global JusticeIrresponsible Inaction in Syria
The international community has failed in Syria. We have repeatedly missed opportunities to step in and stop the violence and conflict of...
Global JusticeObama Unveils National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security
Yesterday, President Obama released a first-ever National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, which instructs agencies across the government to intergrate...
Global JusticeMy Adventures at the Assembly of States Parties
I have just arrived back in D.C. after spending three days at the Assembly of States Parties meeting of the International Criminal...
NewsDay One at the Assembly of States Parties
Today, I attended the opening session of the Tenth Assembly of States Parties meeting of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in New...
ICC Issues New Arrest Warrant in Darfur
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese Defense Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein, stemming from the...
Update: Cote D’Ivoire’s Gbagbo turned over to ICC
Cote D'Ivoire's ex-president Laurent Gbagbo was transferred to The Hague last night just hours after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant...
NewsEgyptians Flock to Polls in Historic Elections
Egyptians continued voting in parliamentary elections for a second day Tuesday, marking a historic change for a nation that was under authoritarian...