CAIRO — The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said Thursday he is “100 percent” certain that his investigation into attacks on Libyan protesters will lead to crimes against humanity charges against the regime of Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi. Gadhafi’s crackdown on anti-regime protests that broke out last month has been the most violent against any of [...]
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Delegation Applications Due April 1st!
As a reminder, all applications for our delegation in May are due on April 1st. Information about the Commission on Sustainable Development can be found here: http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/csd/csd_csd19.shtml To request an application, or to apply, please email anna.sandor@americanstudents.us
CALL FOR STUDENT DELEGATES
What: Students who are interested in attending and participating in the upcoming Policy Session for the Division for Sustainable Development Where: THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK When: May 2 – May 13 2011 The Council for American Students in International Negotiations (CASIN) strives to deepen the commitment of American students to multilateral institutions [...]
Security Council imposes sanctions on Libyan authorities in bid to stem violent repression
Read more at: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=37633&Cr=Libya&Cr1= Stayed tuned for further updates! Monitor our twitter for up-to-date International Justice news. http://twitter.com/#!/CASINStudents
CASIN Elects New Board Chair
The CASIN Board of Directors elected Sarah Repucci as the new Board Chair. Sarah has been involved with CASIN since 2010. She holds an MA from New York University and a B.A. from Williams College. Elected every six months, the Board Chair is responsible for leading monthly meetings and determining the overall direction of the [...]
CASIN receives ECOSOC Accredidation Status, one of six!
Keep your eyes out for increased delegation opportunities! PRESS RELEASE: Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Recommends Six Entities for Status with Economic and Social Council, Defers Consideration of 25 Applications Divergent Views Emerge as Members Discuss Permissible Level of Participation of Observers in Reviewing Applications The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended six entities for consultative [...]
Book Review, Time for the United States to Cooperate with the ICC
H-HUMAN RIGHTS Review Lee Feinstein and Tod Lindberg argue that the United States should move to a policy of cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a means of reaching the established U.S. goal of seeing gross violators of human rights and perpetrators of mass atrocities held accountable for their actions. U.S. cooperation also [...]
Civil Society Statement on Kenya and the International Criminal Court
On December 15, 2010, International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo requested summonses to appear against six Kenyan citizens for crimes against humanity alleged to have been committed during the post-election violence in Kenya in 2007-08. The request is currently under consideration by a pre-trial chamber of the ICC; no summonses have been issued to [...]
Follow CASIN on Twitter!
Get the latest updates on delegations to the UN/ICC on Casin’s Twitter! Follow us at: http://twitter.com/#!/CASINStudents
NEW SUSPECT IN CUSTODY AT THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
Coalition for the ICC MEDIA ADVISORY 25 January 2011 Rwandan Leader Callixte Mbarushimana Transferred to The Hague for Alleged Crimes in the Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo WHAT: On 25 January 2011, Callixte Mbarushimana was transferred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague (Netherlands) for alleged war crimes and [...]