Montly Archive June 2017
Truth or Delusion?
Source : Human Wrongs Watch This makes it extraordinarily difficult for accurate information, including vital information about the endangered state of our world and how to respond appropriately, to penetrate the typical human mind. ‘Phenomenal […]
Friday، 16 June، 2017AUTHORITARIANISM FROM AFAR: DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT AND THE TRANSNATIONALISATION OF STATE REPRESSION
Intersex, Outcast – The Limits of Gender at the International Criminal Court
Source: Justice in Conflict by Mark Kersten Laura Nacyte joins JiC for this post on the limited conceptualization of gender in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Laura is an MSc graduate of Global […]
Friday، 16 June، 2017“Fifteen years of violence there have shown that there can be no military solution to the conflict.”
Source: U.K Government Statement by Helen Mulvein, Legal Counsellor at the UK Mission to the United Nations, on the ICC and the situation in Darfur. Thank you Mr President. I would like to thank the Prosecutor […]
Friday، 16 June، 2017Why ‘1984’ Is a 2017 Must-Read
The dystopia described in George Orwell’s nearly 70-year-old novel “1984” suddenly feels all too familiar. A world in which Big Brother (or maybe the National Security Agency) is always listening in, and high-tech devices can eavesdrop in people’s homes.
Friday، 16 June، 2017The Children of ‘1984’: Dystopia Down the Decades
SOURCE: New York Times By JENNIFER SCHUESSLERJUNE 15, 2017 The stage adaptation of “1984” opening on Thursday, June 22, may be George Orwell’s Broadway debut. But his novel — and coinages like Big Brother, thought […]
Friday، 16 June، 2017Culture of Impunity Must End for Justice to Prevail in Darfur, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Tells Security Council
Source: U.N Delegates Split on Handling of Sudan’s President, Other War Crimes Suspects The pervading toxic culture of impunity must be tackled in order for justice to prevail in Darfur, the International Criminal Court’s Prosecutor […]
Friday، 16 June، 2017How to Raise a Feminist Son
Source: NEW YORK TIMES By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and ILLUSTRATIONS BY AGNES LEE We raise our girls to fight stereotypes and pursue their dreams, but we don’t do the same for our boys. Image Credit Agnes […]
Friday، 16 June، 2017ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, publishes comprehensive Policy Paper on Case Selection and Prioritisation
Source: ICC The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or the “Court”), Fatou Bensouda, in 2016 , published a detailed policy document which provides guidance on how the Office of the Prosecutor exercises its […]
Friday، 16 June، 2017ICC widens remit to include environmental destruction cases under existing crimes
Source: Eradicating Ecocide Guardian: In change of focus, Hague court will prosecute government and individuals for environmental crimes such as landgrabs. Environmental destruction and landgrabs could lead to governments and individuals being prosecuted for crimes […]
Friday، 16 June، 2017
