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12 hours ago ago from IntLawGrrls

Genocide is a modern word for an ancient crime . The term was originally coined by Polish jurist Raphael Lemkin (right), who, after learning of the Armenian massacre of World War I, campaigned tirelessly for the drafting of a multilateral treaty prohibiting the crime. Despite his efforts, it took the events of World War II to compel the international community to finally bring Lemkin's project to fruition. The Charters of the Nuremberg and ...

International Mission in Guerrero: Examining the Judicial System

40 minutes ago ago from Justice in Mexico

From November 22 nd to the 25 th the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) conducted an International Mission in Guerrero Mexico examining the state’s troubled justice system.  Their mission to gather information on the judiciary consisted of a six person delegation including, Judge of the Supreme Court of Spain, former Commissioner of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and member of the Child Rights Committee of the United Nations ...

The international league of war criminals

2 hours ago ago from Silver Lining

by Chris Marsden, WSWS, 17 December 2009 The issuing of a British arrest warrant for former Israeli Foreign Minister and current leader of the opposition Tzipi Livni is only the latest event confirming an international body of legal opinion that Israel should be tried for war crimes over its treatment of the Palestinians. Livni was a [...]

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9 hours ago ago from The Crime Report

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