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Calls for UN Reform: Veto Power, Climate Change to World Economic Growth
Is the United Nations the Titanic with a couple of Captains giving the order or an armada of nations plying toward shared objectives?…
Rule of Mighty or Rule of Law?
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Death Penalty in Secrecy & Lacking Due Process
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Judgment, critical assessment, and courage to face the truth are necessary to make constructive societal changes to further…
Diplomats for Human Shields in Syria
Diplomacy has not worked very well for Syria. So how about rethinking the whole diplomacy thing in Syria-Diplomats not talking so…
Akin's “Legitimate Rape” & “Enforced Pregnancy” in Bosnia
Women/girls cannot be saddled with another guilt for rape forced upon them as US Congressman Todd Akin’s comments would appear…
Syria: Why No ICC (International Criminal Court)?
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Syria Refugees Targeted by Assad Forces-UN Concerns
From a recent interview by Jordan’s King to the UN Refugee agency (UNHCR) the record of deliberate targeting of refugees…
Does United Nations Have Intelligence Agency...?
... or at least, can UN borrow "intelligence" capacities of others? The UN does try to anticipate both crisis, threats to international…
Kofi Annan’s Resignation New Opportunity for Syria Peace?
Assad, Kremlin and Beijing had counted on Kofi Annan’s diplomacy to effectively act as buffer against more sanctions or greater…
Syria-Arab League Needed to Regain its Role
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Congo: Proxy Wars & Attack Helicopters?
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Will UN Security Council Extend Syria Observer Mission?
“UNSMIS is not a static mission – it will continually adapt and reconfigure to best serve the needs and aspirations…
UN Security Council Must Refer Syria to ICC says UN Human Rights Chiefs
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Could banks be prosecuted under the US Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)? The evidence and admission of rigging…
Rule of Law on its Head in Karadzic Ruling in Bosnia & Herzegovina?
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Oversized Putin Downsizes United Nations
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Libya “Urged” by UN Security Council to Release 4 ICC Staff:
A “Press Statement” representing the consensus of all 15 members, the UNSC “urge(d) Libyan authorities at…
In Syria, Invoking "R2P"
“With the increasing violence and deepening sectarian tensions, the risk of further mass atrocity crimes is high. The time for…
Arresting Sudan President?
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UN Human Rights Chief Cites Duty to Refer Syria to ICC
“There is a need for prompt, independent and impartial international investigations into all serious human rights violations…
On Syria: How Many Ways Can UN & Annan Say Same Thing but Do Same Nothing?
Later today (May 30, 2012) UN Security Council will meet on Syria for a briefing from Kofi Annan’s Deputy. The Council has already…
Can Annan/UN Afford to Look Away from Syria Crimes
UN Observers under Kofi Annan and General Robert Mood’s command are witness to a crime that now Secretary General Ban Ki-moon…
Facing International Crimes Inside Balkan Societies
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Mladic’s Victims-Who Will Pay Compensation
In establishing General Ratko Mladic’s guilt, the Prosecutor defines the accused's role in the context of Commander and…
Is Libya Complying with International Criminal Court (ICC)?
The UN Security Council will receive an update from ICC Prosecutor Louis Moreno Ocampo. Libya’s cooperation with the ICC is…
"Arria Formula" What is it-Syria From Bosnia?
Someways similar to Syria today, war crimes were being committed against the citizens of Bosnia & Herzegovina in 1992 as newly…
Sudan-South Sudan Progress?
According to UNSG Ban Ki-moon the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan have achieved significant progress in talks aimed at resolving…
Time4 Kofi Annan 2Change Strategy or End Mission?
Bashar Assad’s Syrian Regime has employed Kofi Annan’s diplomatic mission as cover to actually extend its brutal crackdown and…
First Ever @International Criminal Court
ICC has issued its first verdict ever, only 13+ years after the Court has been established by the Rome Statute of 1998 & less than…
Syria: Focus on Relief & Crimes at UN Security Council
Debating success or lack thereof of Kofi Annan’s Mission to Syria and the political track could detract from that which perhaps…
Syria: Focus on Relief & Crimes at UN Security Council
Debating success or lack thereof of Kofi Annan’s Mission to Syria and the political track could detract from that which perhaps…
GLOBAL CITIZEN’S ANALYSIS OF “WILL KENYA INDICTMENTS FURTHER SPLIT AFRICA - ICC”
DIPLOMATICALLY INCORRECT contributor JIM OKORE presents his concrete legal analysis of AMBASSADOR SACIRBEY’s recent report “Will…
Will Kenya Indictments Further Split Africa-ICC by Ambassador mo
The International Criminal Court’s low support in Africa may be further eroded by ruling that 4 prominent Kenyans, including the…
