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The United States Can and Should Broadly Contribute to the Trust Fund for Victims (Part IV)

The U.S. has the resources and legal tools to advance justice and support survivors of atrocity crimes through the Trust Fund for Victims.
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The Binding Interpretation by the Office of Legal Counsel of the Laws Constraining US Engagement with the ICC (Part III)

OLC determined the U.S. may not provide funds to the ICC, but may engage in diplomatic activity related to the ICC and provide assistance.
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The American Servicemembers’ Protection Act and the Dodd Amendment: Shaping United States Engagement with the ICC (Part II)

This Part outlines the American Servicemembers’ Protection Act, which shapes permissible U.S. engagement with the ICC.
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U.S. Strategic Interests in Contributing to the ICC Trust Fund for Victims (Part I)

Contributing to the ICC's Trust Fund for Victims serves the strategic interests of the United States and promotes international justice.
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Introducing the Symposium on U.S. Support for the ICC’s Trust Fund for Victims

This Symposium focuses on U.S. assistance to victims of atrocities and highlights the important role the ICC’s Trust Fund for Victims.
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Could It Happen Here?: The Holocaust and Atrocities in the 21st Century

(Editor’s note: This article is published as part of our ongoing coverage of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read related content here.) As for many, last month’s…
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The Ukraine War and the Crime of Aggression: How to Fill the Gaps in the International Legal System

An expert analysis of the diplomatic and legal options for creating a tribunal for the crime of waging a war of aggression against Ukraine.
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Війна в Україні та злочин агресії: Як заповнити прогалини в міжнародній правовій системі

An expert analysis of the diplomatic and legal options for creating a tribunal for the crime of waging a war of aggression against Ukraine.
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The Just Security Podcast: Closing the War Crimes Impunity Gap

Biden recently signed the Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act, fixing loopholes that allowed alleged war criminals to escape prosecution.
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На шляху до створення Тимчасового Офісу Прокурора в Гаазі для розслідування злочину агресії проти України

Неважко уявити створення певного кримінального трибуналу, який теоретично міг би притягати до відповідальності…
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Toward an Interim Prosecutor’s Office in The Hague for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine

A discussion of the diplomatic effort to create an Interim Prosecutor's Office in The Hague for the crime of waging a war of aggression against Ukraine.
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Closing the Impunity Gap for War Crimes

The Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act will increase accountability prospects for atrocity crimes within the U.S. judicial system.
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