March 8, 2011, New York – In response to the impending hearings being held by United States Representative Peter King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, on “The Extent of...
On February 5th, the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided that the court's territorial jurisdiction in the Situation in Palestine extends to the territories occupied by Israel since 1967,...
Updated: March 10, 2021
December 2014"Birth defects and cancer rates seem to have skyrocketed in Iraq in the last 15 years, and mounting evidence indicates that depleted uranium (DU) munitions could be responsible. DU is a...
U.S. responsible for thousands of Afghans who face arbitrary detention, brutal treatment, legal limbo August 30, 2023, New York – Today, two years after the U.S. government ended its 20-year war in...
February 21, 2020...Overall, although the request for an investigation satisfied the ICC’s jurisdiction and admissibility requirements, “the current circumstances of the situation in Afghanistan are such as to make...
From the Nuremberg Tribunals to the creation of the International Criminal Court, the field of international justice has experienced an extraordinary evolution within the past 50 years. Come join us...
Updated: February 8, 2008
November 2013Commentary: Iraqis and former US soldiers join forces in fight for justice In early October, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the principal human rights body of the Organization of...
THE FUTURE OF HABEAS CORPUS AND EXECUTIVE POWER: Al Odah v. United States Pre-Argument Panel 6:00 – 8:00 PM Georgetown University Law Center 12th Floor, Gewirz Student Residence Hall 600 New Jersey...
Updated: November 30, 2007
In the aftermath of the June 28, 2009 coup d’etat in Honduras, the Organization of American States (OAS) designated then-Costa Rican President Oscar Arias as mediator between the coup regime...
Updated: March 22, 2011
Following the October 19 performance of The Siege , CCR Deputy Legal Director Maria LaHood will participate in a conversation, “ Staging Conflict, Making Peace ” with Cynthia Schneider (Georgetown),...
Updated: October 13, 2017
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