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The (In)Justice of Famine (2): The Limitations of International Justice
Photo taken during the 1984 famine in Ethiopia There has been an ongoing and interesting discussion about whether the famine in Somalia constitutes a crime against humanity. Andrew Jillions, here at...
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Broadening Horizons: Ecocide, Famine and the “Other” Crimes
If you can’t see it, it can’t and doesn’t really matter that much. That seems to be the attitude of many of us to key issues of international concern. Take for example, a core contradiction in many...
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A Precarious Silence: North Korea and International Justice
(Photo: TUNIN Source) Just about everyone who doesn’t live under a rock will know by now that the mercurial and mysteriously ‘ronery’ North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, has died. Yet, while the jokes...
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The ICC and North Korea: Let’s Talk Justice
The International Criminal Court and North Korea. It is remarkable how seldom these two have been used in the same sentence. This despite the fact that perhaps no regime since the end of WWII has...
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A Break in the Status Quo: Could North Korea be Referred to the ICC?
(Animation scene from Camp 14: Total Control Zone) It’s news that isn’t actually news. A Commission of Inquiry, set up by the United Nations, has issued a report concluding that North Korea has been...
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Swiss Cheese and Justice: Why North Korea Cares A Lot About the ICC
(Photo: David Guttenfelder / AP) North Korea is losing sleep. The source of distress for the reclusive last vestige of Stalin-style communism might be surprising: the International Criminal Court...
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