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Global war crimes court opens at UN
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WITH more whimper than bang, the world's first truly global war
crimes court will open for business today at the UN headquarters in
New York.
The International Criminal Court will be up and running when it
gets its 60th member, a milestone expected to be passed this
afternoon with the incorporation of Ireland, Bulgaria, Romania,
Cambodia and Bosnia.
"The International Criminal Court is potentially the most
important human rights institution created in 50 years. It will be
the court where the Saddams, Pol Pots and Pinochets of the future are
held to account," said Richard Dicker of Human ...
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