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Mark C. Alexander, the Arthur J. Kania Dean at Villanova Law, will host a discussion with Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp, U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues (2009-15).
In a shocking turn of events, Iran's regime, a notorious violator of human rights, took over the chairmanship of the Social Forum of the United Nations Human Rights Council, with human rights advocates expressing strongly condemned, writes Shahin Gobadi. Many are shocked that despite the regime's history of oppression, torture, and executions, it was given […]
Congress can bring justice for victims of crimes against humanity by passing a statute with universal jurisdiction.
Concerns over impunity and a troubling decline in human rights will be prominent, with a long-awaited report by the UN high commissioner for human rights.
Overall, the U.S. effort at the International Criminal Court Review Conference in Kampala was a qualified success. The outcome could have been much worse. While the conference adopted the Belgian amendment, creating a precedent for criminalizing the use of additional weapons as war crimes under the Rome Statute, the U.S. did succeed in minimizing the immediate risks to U.S. interests and nationals. The conference also passed a resolution that, if confirmed by future action by the states parties, would grant the ICC jurisdiction over the crime of aggression. Critically, the U.S. was successful ...