Security Council – The Laws of Rule

IBSA: the voice that dare not speak its name

Posted on 29/11/201110/03/2012 by markbtaylor

On the heels of a report to the UN Human Rights Council detailing widespread human rights abuse in Syria, attention will no doubt return to the Security Council in New York. LoR Contributor Graham Usher reports that the so-called emerging powers on the Council have yet to bring a new perspective on human rights. New…

The ICC’s Glacial Spread

Posted on 09/05/201110/03/2012 by markbtaylor

ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo will need more than crime scene evidence to convince judges a case can be made against those most responsible for crimes in Libya’s civil war. LoR contributor Graham Usher reports from New York. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday said he had “reasonable grounds” to…