Comments by BBM

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performance issue In 2009-2010 while in The Hague I asked this question: "what is the effectiveness of the ICC" to Luis Moreno-Ocampo? The former Prosecutor said (1) deterrence and (2) complementarity. Deterrence is...	8 years 46 weeks
reparations issue I would like to pose the following questions to the experts: 1.) Did the ILC make an error is striking State Responsibility from the Zutphen Drafts? The problem as I see it is that the victims may...	14 years 8 weeks
libya issue This is a critical question and strikes at the heart of the Rome Statute--Complementarity and State Sovereignty. The preamble to the ICC statute reads: "Affirming...their effective prosecution must...	14 years 27 weeks
oversight issue The non-binding decisions of the ICJ depend upon where you sit. Many academics in the internatonal legal arena take these "non-binding" decisions as if they were the rule of law. You readily see the...	14 years 39 weeks
oversight issue It is essential that the ICC maintain its independence, actual and perceived. The role of ASP having oversight over the Court to facilitate efficiency and economy is a poor idea, although pursuant...	14 years 51 weeks
gaza issue Few agree, aside from professor Quigley, that Palestine is a State and that is definitely the minority position. Currently, we have both the President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad speaking quite...	15 years 39 weeks

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