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Justice in Conflict: The Effects of the International Criminal Court’s Interventions on Ending Wars and Building Peace

Building on theoretical and analytical insights from the fields of conflict and peace studies, conflict resolution, and negotiation theory, the book develops a novel analytical framework to study the Court’s effects on peace, justice, and conflict processes.

Tuesday 23 May 2017

More than Malnutrition: Famine as Social Crisis

Stephen O’Brien, head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, briefed the UN Security Council on March 10 on the famine in South Sudan and the dangers of imminent famine in […]

Tuesday 23 May 2017

Rouhani Wins Re-election in Iran by a Wide Margin

Source : New York Times President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on May 13. With most of the votes from Friday’s election counted, the Interior Ministry said Mr. Rouhani had won 22.8 million. Credi tEbrahim Noroozi/Associated […]

Tuesday 23 May 2017

Confronting the Use of Child Soldiers in Iraq

Source : Justice in Conflict by Mark Kersten Laura Nacyte joins JiC for this post on need for accountability for the use of child soldiers in Iraq. Laura is an MSc graduate of Global Security from […]

Tuesday 23 May 2017

Thousands of Afghan children face acute malnutrition amid ‘unprecedented’ displacement

  Source : UN Bamiyan, Afghanistan: children make a long journey to continue their education. Photo: UNICEF/Abdul Aziz Froutan 9 January 2017 – Despite attempts to increase food aid in Afghanistan, children bear the brunt […]

Tuesday 23 May 2017

Conflict-Related Child Deaths Hit New High in Afghanistan

Source : UN 16 May 2017 – Deeply concerned by the continued increase in conflict-related child deaths in Afghanistan, the UN Assistance Mission in the country (UNAMA) has urged parties to the conflict to take immediate […]

Thursday 18 May 2017

Protecting Children Rights under International Criminal Justice

Source : IPCCL  By Av. LLM Erinda Duraj (Male), Bozo & Associates Law Firm Child Soldiers Photograph: Karel Prinsloo Abstract Children are a central concern of international criminal justice. International crimes and other forms of […]

Thursday 18 May 2017

Don’t Profit From Abuses by Bahrain

New York Times By NABEEL RAJAB / MAY 17, 2017 Yemen has entered its third year of war, and war crimes are being committed at an escalating rate. For Yemen’s children, facing a man-made famine, this conflict […]

Thursday 18 May 2017

Trust Fund for Victims (TFV)

Source: TFV The Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) is the first of its kind in the global movement to end impunity for the gravest of crimes and alleviate suffering. The establishment of the International Criminal […]

Thursday 18 May 2017

Review: ‘Legion of Brothers’ on Secret Missions in Afghanistan

Source: New York Times  By KEN JAWOROWSKI An American Special Forces team in Afghanistan in 2001, with Hamid Karzai, center, the country’s future president, as seen in “Legion of Brothers.” CreditGravitas Ventures You’ll have to wade […]

Thursday 18 May 2017