Breaking News: International Law

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WCS and Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) announced today an online tool that will allow law enforcement officials to access a database that tracks offenders of wildlife crime in real-time and across the country.

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FGM is recognised as a form of Non-State Torture (NST), and the consequences of FGM can create an obstacle to girls and women enjoying their human right to education. The International Federation of University Women (IFUW), condemns female genital mutilation (FGM) on the occasion of International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation on 6th February.

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A Blue Ribbon panel of former international tribunal prosecutors, international tribunal judges and leading academics, led by Case Western Reserve University Law Professor Michael Scharf and David Crane, former Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, will present a blueprint for a tribunal to prosecute perpetrators of atrocities in Syria. The panel’s “Statute for a Syrian Extraordinary Tribunal to Prosecute Atrocity Crimes” will be discussed in Washington, D.C., at The National Press Club, 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3. Speakers include Scharf, Crane, and possibly members of Congress. The event will be moderated by Paul Williams, president of the Public International Law & Policy Group.

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International law usually develops gradually—a process known as crystallization, but sometimes transformative change, known as a “Grotian Moment,” causes rules and doctrines to emerge surprisingly quickly. Case Western Reserve University School of Law Professor Michael P. Scharf’s new book, Customary International Law in Times of Fundamental Change: Recognizing Grotian Moments (Cambridge University Press), explains why recognizing a Grotian moment is important.

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While some researchers have claimed that war between nations is in decline, a new analysis suggests we shouldn’t be too quick to celebrate a more peaceful world.

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Successful prosecutions of crimes against humanity must occur at the International Criminal Court if it is to succeed in its mandate to punish perpetrators of atrocities and deter others from committing such crimes, argues Leila Sadat, JD, international law expert and WUSTL professor. Her research, arguments and analysis are published in the latest issue of the American Journal of International Law.

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Kennedy's 1963 American University commencement speech called for a nuclear test ban treaty and outlined a bold vision at the height of the Cold War. The speech is hailed as one of Kennedy's finest according to Kennedy's legendary speechwriter Ted Sorensen.

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As President Obama gives a speech on national security — including defending U.S. use of drones to combat terrorism — Leila Sadat, JD, international law expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, argues that such targeted killing by unmanned planes may violate international humanitarian law. Legalities aside, she also questions whether it promotes U.S. interests abroad.

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The “International Criminal Court at Ten,” a major international conference commemorating the 10th anniversary of the International Criminal Court, will convene at Washington University School of Law Sunday, Nov. 11, and Monday, Nov. 12. The conference will honor victims of atrocity crimes and the 100th birthday of former Nuremberg prosecutor Whitney R. Harris. Speakers will include Stephen Rapp, U.S. ambassador-at-large, Office of Global Justice, and Hans Corell, former under-secretary-general for legal affairs and the legal counsel of the United Nations. The conference, which features more than 20 speakers, also includes special addresses by International Criminal Court Judges Hans-Peter Kaul and Joyce Aluoch, president of the Trial Division of the Court.

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Britain’s royal family has obtained an injunction against the French magazine Closer to prevent it from publishing topless photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton. “The case would likely come out differently if it were brought in the United States,” says Neil Richards, JD, professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. Richards, an internationally recognized expert in privacy and free speech law who hails from England, explains that English and European courts have been very aggressive in stopping media from publishing pictures delving into the sex lives of celebrities.

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The Wildlife Conservation Society and over 35 government agency and NGO partners participating in IUCN’s World Conservation Congress this week are urging the world’s governments to take urgent steps to save the world’s sharks and rays from the relentless pressure of over-fishing for international trade.