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Universality issue Universal participation in the ICC is desirable without doubts, not only for its legitimacy as “International” Criminal Court, but also for functioning properly under the cooperation of the global...	13 years 12 weeks
Deterrence issue Does the ICC have deterrence effects? Two aspects of the issue are important to note to answer this question. First, what is needed for the legal institution to have the deterrence effects? Legal...	13 years 13 weeks
Peace Lecture issue I cannot help but question the existence of the ICC upon the principle of promoting world peace. The role of ICC is not to advance world peace; just as in the state parties powerful legal...	13 years 14 weeks
Arrest Lecture issue Though very briefly, Ambassador Scheiffer showed moderate support for a military organization that work for ICC, in order to resolve the chronic arrest issues of ICC. He suggested this establishment...	13 years 14 weeks

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Wangu Gatonye: I. Introduction “Ecocide” was coined in the 1970s through a proposal by Professor Arthur W. Galston, but has only recently gained popularity in legal circles.1 The proposed definition is: “[U]nlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and either widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts.”2 The work that the diverse Independent... (more)
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