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David Scheffer, author of All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals, and Julia Lieblich, co-author of Wounded I More Awake: Finding Meaning After Terror, talked a…

Panelists discussed war crimes tribunals, both past and present, and if the legal infrastructure the world’s leading democracies have struggled to establish since the Nuremberg trials of 194…

Professors Goldsmith and Posner talked about their book The Limits of International Law, published by Oxford University Press. In their book they argued that international law was constantly…

United Nations Association of the USA Senior Vice President, David Scheffer and Visiting Fellow at the Nixon Center, David Rivkin, talked about possible legal prosecution of Saddam Hussein a…

David Scheffer, Senior Vice President of the United Nations Association of the USA, talked about the possibility of removing Saddam Hussein from power by charging him with war crimes instead…

Participants talked about the operation of international war crimes tribunals, judicial procedures, and the jurisdiction of the court. Following their remarks they answered questions from th…

Panel members discussed human rights, anti-terrorism efforts and the possible use of military tribunals in the war on terrorism. Following their presentations they answered questions from th…

State Department officials talked to reporters about the impact of Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, its threat to region and the world, and reviewed ongoing international efforts to obtain Iraqi c…

Department officials talked to reporters about the release of the report, Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo: An Accounting, which details the extent of the process and specific incidents of atrocit…

Mr. Scheffer talked with reporters about the charges of war crimes against Serbian forces in Yugoslavia. He discussed forced expulsions and detention and execution of Kosovar military age me…

Senate Foreign Relations Committee members questioned Ambassador David Scheffer and John Bolton on the creation of the International Criminal Court. They spoke out against the court and its …

The U.N Association of the USA hosted a panel discussion in which panelists talked about the situation in Bosnia and how the United Nations is dealing with it through the use of U.N. troops …

Participants discussed the role of the U.S. in United Nations peacekeeping missions in light of recent developments in former Yugoslavia and Somalia. Following a ten minute presentation by e…

The participants discussed the effectiveness of the U.N. in peacekeeping efforts and the long-term goals of peacekeeping initiatives. They analyzed past achievements and made suggestions for…

The Council addressed the conflicting missions of the United Nations of respect for sovereignty, and protection of human rights. The speakers: Nancy Alexander, Legislative Sec., Friends…

Mr. Scheffer and Mr. Bergman briefly discussed the situation in Iraq following the cease fire in the Persian Gulf war, and noted the lack of clear policy shown by the U.S. administration in …

At a forum sponsored by the United Nations Association of the United States of America, participants discussed the potential role of the United Nations in working with the U.S. and other U.N…