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Impolitical (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
First up, Professor Errol Mendes powerfully sets out what is at stake for Canada as Richard Colvin's allegations of Afghan detainees handed over by Canada to a knowingly torturous regime have come to the fore. An important read for anyone wanting to understand the scope of the possible damage done here and the important implications for Canadian democracy and the rule of law that are embodied in the...
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Theodore's World (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Obama may put Americans under world judges' power International Criminal Court issues are focus of delegation to The Hague wnd Obama has dispatched a delegation this week to The Hague to explore issues involving the United States' possible participation...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The American war-crimes ambassador said yesterday that the United States was committed to ending impunity for crimes against humanity, in a speech signaling a softening of hostility toward the International Criminal Court.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
African states have been urged to support the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution that can be sued to further justice and peace.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
African countries have been urged to support the International Criminal Court to promote justice and peace.
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Japan Times (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
BRUSSELS (Kyodo) Former career diplomat Kuniko Ozaki was elected Wednesday as a judge on the International Criminal Court. Ozaki, 53, is currently a professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo and a special assistant to the Foreign Ministry.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has asked politicians to stop panicking and await International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo's next course of action in the trial of post-election violence suspects.
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Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
From the Finnish Government's Ministry for Foreign Affairs November 18, 2009 14.24 Elisabeth Rehn elected to the Board of Directors of the ICC Trust Fund for Victims Elisabeth Rehn has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims within the International Criminal Court. The Board members were elected at the session of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The United States is attending a meeting of the International Criminal Court's management board for the first time, in an important signal that Washington is engaging with the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The Hague - For the first time in 10 years, a US delegation is attending the annual meeting of the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Wednesday. Stephen Rapp, the US' new war crimes ambassador and former chief prosecutor of the Special Cour...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The United States is attending a meeting of the International Criminal Court's management board for the first time, in an important signal that Washington is engaging with the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal.
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Power Line (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The Obama administration has decided that the U.S. will participate in a conference with members of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Stephen Rapp, the U.S. Ambassador at large for war crimes, says that we will now "engage" with the ICC -- something President Bush had refused to do -- though we do not intend to join it in the foreseeable future. I guess we can be grateful that President...
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Causecast - Latest News (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
by PHILIP ROSS , Causecast Editor Could the dying wish of a close relative be enough to soften the temper of an entire rebel army? That’s the hope of the people of Uganda. On her deathbed, the mother, Anek, of LRA leader Joseph Kony, made one final plea to her son: make peace. Heralded by the rebel army as a spiritual leader, abhorred by the rest of us for his atrocious acts of violence and exploitation...
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Angry Arab News Service (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
"Israeli Foreign Minister of the Yisrael Beiteinu fundamental party, Avigdor Lieberman, stated Monday that the Palestinian Authority seeks Israel’s support in fighting and countering Hamas, and at the same time files complaints to the international community. Lieberman claimed that during the offensive against the Gaza Strip earlier this year, Abbas asked Israel to crush Hamas, and when...
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JURIST (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
[JURIST] US State Department spokesman Ian Kelley confirmed Monday that the US will send an observer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the first time this year. The announcement was made earlier in the day by US Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp, who said the country was still concerned about the court exercising jurisdiction over US soldiers and officials. Kelley said...