The Chautauqua Declaration Last week an unprecedented gathering of international war crimes prosecutors met with little fanfare (and even less media coverage) in Chautauqua, New York. These nine men sounded an international clarion call to end impunity by perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in drafting, signing and releasing...

ANALYSIS: Unintended Consequences of the U.S. Bilateral Immunity Agreement Policy I. INTRODUCTION When President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush greeted Mexican President Vicente Fox and his wife Martha Sahagun de Fox at the administration's first State Dinner at the White House on Sept. 5, 2001, the intent of the administration to prioritize U.S.-Latin America rel...

IN THE NEWS: Court Orders Trial for Congolese Warlord Accused of Conscripting Children Nora BoustanyCourt Orders Trial for Congolese Warlord Accused of Conscripting ChildrenJanuary 30, 2007 The International Criminal Court ruled Monday that Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, charged with recruiting child soldiers as young as 10 and sending them into battle, will be...

COMMENTARY: Darfur and Bush: Rhetoric Without Action? Howard SalterMarch 10, 2007 The Politico Nearly two-and-a-half years ago, then-Secretary of State Colin Powell said that the Government of Sudan was responsible for committing genocide in Darfur. Powell's statement represented the first time in our nation's history that a senior government official had...

IN THE NEWS: Blanket Immunity Bush Twists Arms to Evade Court [ICC] By Amitabh PalThe ProgressiveJanuary 1, 2007 For the past four years, the Bush Administration has systematically set out to exempt the United States from the purview of the International Criminal Court. Using bullying tactics, it has often gotten its way. But at a cost. President Bush's disdain...

ICC: Yemen Ratifies ICC March 30, 2007 – After years of targeted advocacy by civil society groups inside and outside of the country, the Parliament of Yemen ratified the Rome Statute of the ICC, paving the way for this Arab country to be the newest member of the Court. Amal Basha, Middle East and North Africa Coordinator for the Coalition for the ICC (CICC), pra...

ICC: International Criminal Court Issues Summons for Darfur Suspects, Bush Administration Must Match Court's Efforts on Darfur February 27, 2007 Washington, D.C. – Citizens for Global Solutions, a leading U.S.-based advocacy group for a strong and effective International Criminal Court (ICC) welcomes the ICC’s identification of two perpetrators in the on-goi...

ICC: Assembly of State Parties November 23 - December 1, 2006 The Assembly of State Parties (ASP), the legislative body that oversees the mandate and progress of the ICC, will come together for its fifth annual meeting in The Hague, The Netherlands from November 23, 2006 – December 1, 2006. Comprised of a representative from each country that is a member to ...

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE VICTIMS' TRUST FUND: Biographies Provided by the International Criminal Court Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan was elected to serve as the representative for the Asian Region on the Board. As First Lady, Queen Rania's activities encompass issues of national and international concern, such as the environment, youth development...

ICC: First Victims Recognized by the International Criminal Court In a historic decision, the ICC has invoked Article 68 of the Rome Statute and has accepted the first victims’ applications to participate in criminal proceedings against suspected war criminals. On January 17, the ICC’s Pre-Trial Chamber I issued its first decision recognizing the right of s...