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A Personal Reflection on the Rome Statute at Twenty – looking forward, looking back
By: Professor Leila Nadya Sadat Twenty years ago today the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court was adopted by a vote of 120-7 after five weeks of grueling negotiations. I went to Rome to attend the conference on the advice of my late mentor, Professor M....
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Politics, Procedure, and Law: Three Continuing Challenges for the ICC in its Third Decade
By: Leila Nadya Sadat This piece was originally posted on The International Criminal Court Forum, a project run by the UCLA School of Law’s Human Rights Project, as part of a series celebrating the ICC’s 20th anniversary. It is re-posted here in honor of International...
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Fiddling While Rome Burns? The Appeals Chamber’s Curious Decision in Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo
By Leila Nadya Sadat (originally posted on EJIL: Talk!) On March 21, 2016, after a 4-1/2 year-long trial that heard the testimony of 77 witnesses, the introduction of 773 items of evidence, and gave rise to a transcript that was thousands of pages long, a unanimous...
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Guns and Human Rights: U.S. Violates International Human Rights Law
By: Leila Nadya Sadat and Fellow Madaline George (Cross-posted on Human Rights at Home Blog by Law Professor Blogs, LLC) Gun Violence in the United States The United States is in crisis. Gun violence has reached epidemic proportions, with 96...
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The Harris Institute Presents Testimony on Gun Violence Before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
By: Jiyeon Kim and Nicole Smith As part of the Harris Institute’s new Gun Violence and Human Rights Project, the Institute was invited to submit testimony to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights during their hearing on “Regulation of Gun Sales and Social...
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Civil Society Begins Consideration of the ILC 2017 Draft Articles on Crimes Against Humanity
March 16, 2018 On Friday, March 9th, a diverse group of participants gathered at Matrix Chambers in London to discuss the International Law Commission’s 2017 Draft Articles on Crimes Against Humanity. These Draft Articles, which were submitted to the General Assembly...
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Upcoming Publication of Seeking Accountability for the Unlawful Use of Force
By: Fizza Batool The Harris Institute is proud to announce the forthcoming publication of Seeking Accountability for the Unlawful Use of Force, edited by Professor Leila Nadya Sadat (Cambridge University Press, May 2018). The book evaluates historic and modern-day...
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“Mind the Gap”- ICC ASP Side Event on Progress in Drafting a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity
By: Leila Nadya Sadat and Fizza Batool On December 11, 2017, the Harris Institute hosted a well-attended Side Event entitled “Progress in Drafting a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity” at the Sixteenth Session of the Assembly of...
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If You Want Peace, Work For Justice
By: Fizza Batool This year I had the privilege of attending the 16th Session of the International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties (ICC-ASP) at the UN Headquarters in New York. This annual meeting took place from December 4-14, 2017 and covered a broad...
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Sixth Committee Considers ILC Draft Articles on Crimes Against Humanity Convention on First Reading
By: Fizza Batool A new global convention on preventing and punishing crimes against humanity is gaining increasing momentum in the international community. A few weeks ago, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) concluded its 72nd session during which the Legal...
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