Capital Punishment as a Means of Revenge
Iraqi rulers have long employed the death penalty as a way of getting back at their enemies.
15 Feb 10
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Krajisnik Judgement Controversy
Weeks after Krajisnk's acquittal on charges of genocide, lawyers, experts and Bosnian victims alike continue to question the judgement.
15 Feb 10
Kyrgyz Find Compromise Works Better than Conflict
Other Central Asian leaders see only chaos and weak leadership in Kyrgyzstan, but they are missing the point – concessions are sign of strength, not weakness.
15 Feb 10
Accountability in Darfur
ICC proceedings against two Darfur suspects signal that the court may be able to succeed in western Sudan, where there is little international political will for tough action and the UN Security Council is deadlocked.
15 Feb 10
ICJ Judgment Significant Despite Flaws
Ruling marks an important development in international law - the first time the Genocide Convention has been applied at the ICJ.
15 Feb 10
Interpretation of Genocide Law Inconsistent
The reversal of Vidoje Blagojevic’s genocide conviction show that judges continue to disagree on what constitutes genocidal intent.
15 Feb 10
Iraqi Kurdistan's Universities Need Reform
Equality and democracy in higher education must be practiced, not preached.
15 Feb 10
Medical Shortages Fatal for Kirkuk Patients
Patients in oil-rich city dying needlessly on the operating tables of its principal hospital.
15 Feb 10
Kirkuk Must Remain United
Recent violence underlines importance of province’s communities reaching an accord over its future.
15 Feb 10
Senate Should Probe Mindanao Homeland Deal
It should not buy government assertion that because it no longer wants the agreement in present form, it's a dead issue.
15 Feb 10
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