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Sudan’s Noncompliance with the ICC No Longer Tolerated
China's previous veto, shielding the Sudanese government from United Nations' pressure to comply with International Criminal Court (ICC) warrants for arrests of...
China Joins the Conversation on Darfur
The international discourse on the Darfur conflict took a dramatic turn last Thursday, when China announced in the press that President Hu...
Thoughts on R2P
My mother frequently calls it the middle child syndrome. My deep desire to resolve conflict between those around me and return to...
The entire Darfur region is a crime scene
It can no longer be glossed over that the government tasked with protecting people from atrocities in Darfur is the one carrying...
Neal Potter – Founding Federalist
Our good friend and founding member, Neal Potter passed away on May 27th at the age of 93. Neal was at the...
Article 98/ Bilateral Immunity Agreements
The term "Article 98 agreement" refers to the provision of the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court that prohibits the Court...
Sudan on the Brink
The BBC is reporting that there have been additional clashes in Abeyi, Sudan's oil-rich town, leading to fears that we could seek...
A Kernel of Truth about The Global Food Crisis: It’s a Market Distribution Problem
As American retailers ration rice in response to the global food crisis and we cheer on Steven Colbert's team of "The Rice...
Amnesty in Kenya
Last night, on the way home from dinner with friends, I bumped into another friend and colleague I had not seen in...
The Pressure Mounts on the University of Berkeley
Many of you have probably followed the debate at the University of Berkeley re: the position of Professor John Yoo. Briefly, Yoo...
International Women’s Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This Saturday, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a day commemorated at the United Nations and designated in many...