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ICC chief prosecutor dismissed over alleged sexual misconduct
“My hope is now [that] the hard work that the court needs to do can really begin in earnest. That means institutional reform regarding the processes for investigating sexual misconduct. It means being focused on the pursuit of justice in Gaza, in Ukraine, in Sudan.” …
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Trump Is Veering Toward Abandoning International Law
“It’s not the first time the U.S. has gone on a rampage to try and kill the court,” said Rebecca Hamilton, a former International Criminal Court lawyer, who noted that U.S. officials also tried to limit the body’s reach during the wars in Iraq and …
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Mayor Mamdani on Netanyahu arrest warrant
Thanks to Melissa Russo at NBC for the chance to discuss Mayor Mamdani’s comments & the broader significance of an ICC arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. You can watch the segment here.
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The U.S. wants to ‘dismantle’ the ICC
“Hamilton says one obvious way for American service members & officials to avoid possible prosecution is to not commit crimes in the first place.” Thanks to Shirin Jafaari for the best closeout on a segment about Marco Rubio’s misguided attacks on the International Criminal Court. …
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Corporate Enablers
Thanks to Julian Morrow at ABC’s Radio National for interviewing me about the trials for corporate complicity in mass atrocities underway in Europe. You can listen here.
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A Stunning New Verdict Rewrites the Rules of Corporate Morality
Much gratitude to M. Gessen for writing about my work on the corporate enablers of atrocities, in light of the hard-won legal victory against LaFarge for atrocities in Syria. (Stay tuned for my forthcoming book project, White Collar War Criminals). You can read the column …
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Why Trump’s Iran Threats Are Raising War Crimes Concerns
I spoke to Bloomberg News about the laws of war in light of Trump’s latest threats. You can read the article here.
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If Trump broke international law, so what?
I spoke about why the Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela violates international law, why self-defense claims fail under the UN Charter, and what it indicates about the constraints of international law.
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Capture of Maduro and Trump’s claim that the US will run Venezuela raise legal questions
I spoke with DW News about the Trump administration’s capture of Nicolás Maduro and claims it will “run” Venezuela—and the serious legal questions that raises.
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