Comments by G. L.

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prevention issue Argument The International Criminal Court (ICC), as an isolated legal institution, has minimal deterrent effect on the crimes it has jurisdiction over. However, it is a...	14 years 33 weeks
oversight issue I. Introduction During the Ninth Session of the Assembly of States Parties (“ASP”), the Independent Oversight Mechanism (“IOM...	15 years 4 weeks
darfur issue I. Introduction: Currently, the International Criminal Court (ICC) case against President Omar Al Bashir faces the reality that no incumbent head of...	15 years 17 weeks
gaza issue I think it depends on how broadly “politics” is defined. The ICC was founded with the goal of not just prosecuting war crimes but also deterring war crimes in the future. To that end, it’s reasonable...	15 years 35 weeks
gaza issue The interaction between the (possible) ICC case and the peace talks looks like a chicken-and-the-egg scenario. How much influence the ICC jurisdiction issue will have over the peace-talks seems...	15 years 35 weeks
gaza issue News from the UN: BBC Article. The UN has criticized Israel's and Hamas' investigations into the Gaza conflict, though the Palestinian Authority's investigations were found to meet international...	15 years 36 weeks
gaza issue This is an extremely difficult question that I’m rather reluctant to answer definitively. The easiest solution would simply be for the Security Council to refer the matter to the Prosecutor,...	15 years 39 weeks

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