The Birth and Evolution of International Criminal Law
Born from the ashes of World War Two (“WW2”) in Nuremberg and Tokyo, International criminal law (“ICL”) is the body of law that holds individuals accountable for humanity’s most serious crimes. Too often reduced to headlines about geopolitics, tyrants, and war criminals, ICL is a landmark system that marked a turning point in the pursuit of universal justice by declaring some crimes so serious that they concern all of humanity and demand international cooperation.
August Newsletter Released
We accomplished so much in our launching month. We have a call for papers out with Manitoba Law Journal (MLJ), welcomed 5 new collaborators and began blawging, Facebooking and tweeting.
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War Crimes and Cultural Property – Recent Events at the International Criminal Court.
“We are not just talking about stones and building[s]. This is about values, identities and belonging. Destroying culture hurts societies for the long term. It deprives them of collective memory banks as well as precious social and economic assets.” -Irina Bokova Amidst the death and devastation that transpires during armed conflicts are the unlawful taking and destructio
