Edith M Lederer

September 06, 2018 | Daily Business Review

"With each passing day Nicaragua travels further down a familiar path. It is a path that Syria has taken. It is a path that Venezuela has taken," U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said.

By Edith M. Lederer

5 minute read

January 12, 2017 | Daily Business Review

The head of the U.N. mission in Colombia said it was impossible to meet the first benchmark in the cease-fire process following the historic peace deal between the government and rebels, and the second deadline won't be met either.

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

5 minute read

October 27, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The United States abstained for the first time in 25 years on a U.N. resolution condemning America's economic embargo against Cuba, a measure it had always vehemently opposed.

By Edith M. Lederer and Matthew Lee, Associated Press

9 minute read

September 10, 2009 | Daily Report Online

UNITED NATIONS AP - The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court said Wednesday he is collecting information on possible war crimes by NATO forces and the Taliban in Afghanistan.Luis Moreno Ocampo said he is also conducting preliminary inquiries on possible war crimes in Georgia, Colombia, Kenya, Ivory Coast, and by Israeli forces in Gaza.

By EDITH M. LEDERER

3 minute read

December 16, 2011 | Law.com

The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor said Thursday there are "serious suspicions" that the death of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was a war crime. Luis Moreno Ocampo said he has asked the head of the National Transitional Council what the government's plans are to investigate alleged war crimes by all parties, including the rebels.

By Edith M. Lederer

3 minute read

May 04, 2011 | Law.com

An International Criminal Court prosecutor said Monday he will, in the coming weeks, present to a judge "strong evidence" of crimes against humanity committed by Moammar Gadhafi's regime, including the shooting of demonstrators, illegal arrests and torture of protesters, and forced disappearances.

By Edith M. Lederer

3 minute read

April 12, 2002 | Law.com

Despite vehement U.S. opposition, the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal will come into force on July 1, after receiving more than the 60 needed ratifications Thursday from U.S. allies and nations around the globe. The United States has been the only vocal opponent of the International Criminal Court, fearing its citizens would be subject to frivolous or politically motivated prosecutions.

By Edith M. Lederer

4 minute read

June 05, 2008 | Law.com

Sudan's ambassador to the U.N. said Wednesday that the allegations his government is involved in crimes against humanity in Darfur are "fictitious and vicious" and harmful to the prospects of peace in the war-torn country. Abdalmahmoud Abdalhaleem Mohamed accused International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo of destroying the peace process with his charges and demanded he be held accountable.

By Edith M. Lederer

4 minute read

May 26, 2011 | Law.com

Palestinians' planned bid for United Nations recognition this fall of a state in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem -- territories occupied by Israel since the 1967 Mideast war -- enters largely unknown legal ground, and the Palestinians are still trying to work out how best to work the U.N. labyrinth.

By Edith M. Lederer and Karin Laub

7 minute read

September 04, 2002 | Law.com

The governing body of the International Criminal Court held its first meeting Tuesday, ignoring a U.S. campaign to undermine its jurisdiction and exempt Americans from prosecution. The court is the culmination of a campaign that began with the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials for World War II's war criminals. The U.S. objects to the idea that Americans could be subject to the court's jurisdiction even if it isn't a party to the treaty creating it.

By Edith M. Lederer

3 minute read