JURIST Guest Columnist Charles Jalloh of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law responds to Peter Erlinder’s article Rwanda: Flawed Elections and the Politics of ‘Genocide Denial’, saying that certain of Erlinder’s criticisms of the ICTR are political or unfounded… (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Rome Statute’
(Re)Writing History After Rwanda’s Genocide: A Response to Peter Erlinder
Posted: January 26, 2011 in Genocide DenialTags: 1994, Acts, Charles Jalloh, Defence, Genocide Denial, Great Lakes region of Africa, Human rights, ICTR, Judgements, Jurists, Justice, Kigali, Military, Paul Kagame, Peter Erlinder, prosecution, Rome Statute, Rwanda, Rwanda Genocide, UN
A Prosecutor Without Borders
Posted: January 13, 2011 in Evidence MaterialTags: Alex de Waal, Cold War, International Criminal Court, Julie Flint, Kofi Annan, Luis Moreno Ocampo, Rome Statute, Rwanda, United Nations, Yugoslavia
By: Julie Flint and Alex de Waal
Eleven years ago, celebrating the creation of the world’s first permanent International Criminal Court, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan spoke of “a gift of hope to future generations, and a giant step forward in the march towards universal human rights and the rule of law.” (more…)