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The ICC and Africa
The ICC’s docket points to a serious problem – but not the one that African leaders are complaining about. -
The Kiobel case
For more than three decades survivors of human rights abuses in foreign countries have turned to U.S. federal courts to seek justice. On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court hears a case that could make that impossible.
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The wonks who sold Washington on South Sudan
(July 11, 2012) – In the mid-1980s, a small band of policy wonks began convening for lunch in the back corner of a dimly lit Italian bistro in the U.S. capital. -
Member countries fight over international court’s budget
NEW YORK, Dec 20 (Reuters) – The five countries that contribute the most funding to the International Criminal Court are seeking to cap the court’s budget for the third year in a row, according to diplomats involved in the negotiations. -
Litigation Overview: Status of same-sex marriage cases
Nov 17 (Reuters) – California’s Supreme Court on Thursday said that the original sponsors of Proposition 8, a ballot initiative prohibiting same-sex marriage in California, can defend the initiative in court. -
South Sudan secedes amid tensions
With MARY BETH SHERIDAN – The map of Africa will be redrawn Saturday, as South Sudan becomes an independent nation through a peace process championed by successive U.S. presidents but still beset by lingering tensions from years of war. -
Crisis in the Nuba Mountains
Audio-visual for the Washington Post; a 101 backgrounder on the crisis in Southern Kordofan.
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