Rome Statute

The Best Candidate for the Toughest Job

Kofi Annan | Posted 12.13.2011

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Kofi Annan

The International Criminal Court Statute is a remarkable achievement. But politicizing the election process for the ICC Prosecutor would risk undoing this important achievement.

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Iran's Nuclear Crisis: Why ICC Ratification Could Help Ease Tensions and Avert War

Sam Sasan Shoamanesh | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sam Sasan Shoamanesh

Increasing sanctions coupled with a record of reliance on aggressive language, inflexible positions and the overhanging threat of war have only served to toughen Iranian resolve.

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Save Darfur: Why the UN Security Council Should Stop the ICC's Efforts to Indict al-Bashir

The Morningside Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Morningside Post

What's happening in Darfur is despicable, and al-Bashir is undoubtedly responsible -- if not for instigating the violence, but at least for his failure to attempt to stop it.

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