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Bringing Peace To Darfur And Uganda: A Matter For Sovereign States Or The Icc?, Kate Allan Miss

Kate Allan Miss

Sudan and Uganda challenge our notions of peace and justice. Decades of conflict have left millions dead and displaced. Should the international community react? Should it prosecute? Or should it be deferent to domestic efforts to instill peace through negotiation and amnesty?

The International Criminal Court has assumed jurisdiction over the situations in Sudan and Uganda. The adoption of the ICC Statute at the Rome Conference in 1998 was a landmark event in international law. It expressed States’ intention to cede what was guardedly reserved as a sovereign power to prosecute in exchange for international justice and the prevention of …

Microfinance Regulation: Interest Rate Caps And Concept Of Usury, Gray L. Skinner, William H. Payne

Gray L Skinner

I. Between Scylla and Charybdis: The balancing act of lending to the poor (Abstract)

Over the past two decades, microfinance has grown rapidly, reaching markets around the world and garnering the attention of policy makers and the media. Microfinance is the practice of offering small-scale banking services to communities in developing nations to improve the client's productivity and quality of life. The microfinance industry has attracted investors and practitioners who wish to unlock the profit potential of new markets while also achieving a philanthropic goal. As microfinance has grown, however, so has the need for legal regulation. Experts and practitioners …

Prevention And Complementarity In The International Criminal Court: A Positive Approach, Katharine A. Marshall

Human Rights Brief

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Lawfare: Where Justice Meets Peace, James Ogoola Hon.

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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