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Genocide
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International Law Prof Blog
ICJ to Deliver Judgment in Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced it will deliver its judgment in the case concerning the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of…
International Law Prof Blog
Anniversary of the Genocide Convention
Not a single country is immune to the risk of genocide, said the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide today as he marked the 66th anniversary of…
International Law Prof Blog
Radovan Karadžić War Crimes Trial
Closing arguments in the case of Radovan Karadžić concluded yesterday, October 7, 2014, after 497 trial days. The Office of the Prosecutor presented evidence from 336 witnesses of which 195…
The Right Coast
The Genocide of Mideastern Christians – WSJ
Evangelical Christians and conservative Catholics who would normally back strong military action were relatively silent in 2013. Why? I think because they were becoming broadly aware, for the first time,…
The Right Coast
WARNING GRAPHIC, RAW PHOTOS — ISIS on Christians: ‘There is nothing to give them but the sword’ – Middle East – International – News – Catholic Online
Estimates hold that 200,000 Christians live in the region, however only a fraction of these have been accounted for. Where are all the missing Christians? Are they already being put…
International Law Prof Blog
International Criminal Court Opens Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity Committed in Ukraine
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all parties to seek a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis, warning that the situation could “spin out of control quickly,” while…
International Law Prof Blog
ICJ Announces Hearings in the Genocide Convention Case (Croatia v. Serbia)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced that it has scheduled an entire month of hearings in the case of the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
“Gendering Genocide”
By John Kang
Such is the provocative title of a call for papers issued by the European Jouranl of Women's Studies. More details here.
International Law Prof Blog
As the United Nations tribunals set up in the wake of the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s and the 1994 Rwandan genocide prepare to conclude their work, there are lessons…
International Law Prof Blog
65th Anniversary of the Genocide Convention
Top United Nations officials joined international experts today in New York to mark the 65th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide –…