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Issues

Why ‘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 2017

Culture 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 2017

How 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 2017

ICC 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 2017

ICC 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

Washington’s “Jihadi Express”: Indonesia – Afghanistan – Syria – Philippines

Source: 21st Century Wire   By Andre Vltchek 21st Century Wire It was late at night but the new Terminal 3 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport outside Jakarta was still bustling with families and friends waiting […]

Friday 16 June 2017

Is The ICC’s Alleged Negative Bias Towards African Countries Undermining Its Legitimacy?

Source: The Critique By Professor Jovana Davidovic (University of Iowa)   September 13, 2016 This article is part of The Critique’s September/October 2016 Issue “The Bright Continent: Illuminating The Challenges, Opportunities & Promises Of A […]

Saturday 10 June 2017

Nonviolence They Choose For Afghanistan

Source: Anita McKone (11 March 2011) Dedicated to the Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers (now Afghan Peace Volunteers) http://ourjourneytosmile.com LISTEN AND LEARN MORE HERE ON SOUNDCLOUD Lyrics: So many fathers are gone, lost to the fighting What can […]

Saturday 10 June 2017

“New Models of Peacekeeping: Security and Protection of Human Rights. The Role of the UN and Regional Organization”

Source: ICC By Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi President of the International Criminal Court Lectio magistralis at the Conference: CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY 12 May 2017 Rome, Italy Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I would first like […]

Saturday 10 June 2017

The Rites of the Child: Global Discourses of Youth and Reintegrating Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone

Source: Taylor and Francis Online Abstract This article describes how the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and other international child rights instruments are implicated in the postwar reintegration of child excombatants in […]

Saturday 10 June 2017