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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: Chairman Shows His Hand
By: Ariela Blatter Proposals on crime of aggression Chairman Wenaweser, makes an appeal to states parties to make a deal. In his...
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...
Courtside at Kampala: US Adds a Shaky Voice on Historic Decision on Aggression
By: Ariela Blatter Shortly after the historic decision for the ICC to prosecute the crime of aggression, Harold Koh, Legal Advisor to...
Courtside at Kampala: The United Kingdom Dampens the Celebrations on the Crime of Aggression
By: Ariela Blatter The delegation from the United Kingdom (UK) states that any future action by state parties in prosecuting crime of...
Courtside at Kampala: The Waiting Game
By: Ariela Blatter For the last 48 hours here in Kampala, I have been on tenderhooks with the knowledge that a deal...
Global JusticeCourtside at Kampala: Week One in Review
Within the two professional fields that I am surrounded by in Kampala, diplomacy and advocacy, there is one constant; the precise and...
Global JusticeCourtside at Kampala: Week One in Review Continued
In any good relationship, you must stop along the way and assess what is working and what needs to be fixed. That...
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)....
Global JusticeCourtside at Kampala: Strange Soccer Fellows (Week 1, Blog 2)
By: Ariela Blätter The prelude to the conference was on Sunday, with a soccer game [European 'football'] between teams 'dignity' and 'justice.'...