U.S. Options for the ICC’s Possible Afghanistan Investigation
By: David Johnson The Rome Statute was adopted on July 17, 1998, and went into effect on July 1 2002, establishing the ICC. The ICC has...
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Public Disinterest in International Relations
This year President Obama and Mitt Romney are campaigning for the public vote in the Presidential race. Most of the ads we see on the...
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Qaddafi is dead. Why should we care?
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U.S. Troops to Hunt Down Ugandan Rebel Leader
On October 14, 2011, President Obama sent a letter to Congress regarding the deployment of U.S. troops to central Africa to hunt down...
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U.S. Troops to Hunt Down Ugandan Rebel Leader
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ICC Prosecutor Asks for Formal Investigation in Kenya
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UN General Assembly Votes to Back the Goldstone Report
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UN HRC endorses Goldstone Report
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ICC Prosecutor begins investigation in Guinea
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