Richard Goldstone has written an Op-ed. in the New York Times entitled “Justice in Gaza” , in which he explains why he accepted his UN mandate in Gaza and what action must now be taken by the international community.
He concludes that: “Western governments in particular face a challenge because they have pushed for accountability in [...]
Yesterday, the UN Fact-Finding Mission led by Justice Richard Goldstone released its report on the Gaza conflict. The mandate of the mission was “To investigate all violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law that might have been committed at any time in the context of the military operations that were conducted in [...]
The NY Times recently published two interesting op-eds on the ICC and Gaza, one by John Dugard, urging the ICC to take the case, and the other by George P. Fletcher who writes that the ICC has no legal basis to get involved. To read the articles, follow the links below:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/23/opinion/23iht-eddugard.html?emc=eta1
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/23/opinion/23iht-edfletcher.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Over the past few days there have been media reports suggesting that the Chief Prosecutor at the ICC, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, is considering an investigation into alleged war crimes commited in the Gaza Strip during the recent conflict.
Last month, he gave statements saying that the ICC had no jurisdiction to investigate, but the recent acceptance by [...]