Trial begins for France soldier accused of abusing minors in Burkina Faso
The Paris Criminal Court , began a trial Tuesday over the alleged abuse of two minors by a French soldier in Burkina Faso in 2015. The French soldier, only recognized by the name Sebastian L., is alleged to film...
Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program and Lawful Israeli Self-Defense
Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday adopted an amendment to the Rome Statute including a definition for the crime of aggression and creating jurisdictional conditions for prosecution. The amendment was adopted after...
Nations attending the final day of the Review Conference of the Rome Statute on Friday in Kampala, Uganda, have been unable to reach a consensus on the adoption of the crime of aggression by the International Criminal Court...
US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp expressed concern Tuesday over the potential adoption of a state aggression law by the International Criminal Court (ICC) , claiming that it could undermine the integrity of...
Peggy McGuiness, Missouri Columbia School of Law:"Kofi Annan is scheduled to announce in a talk to the General Assembly today that he will push for major reform at the UN, including replacing the HR Commission with a HR council, expanding...
