The destruction of indigenous forests, which act as carbon sinks, is also driven by foreign demand
The envisaged court would prosecute kleptocrats and corrupt officials and have powers to repatriate money stolen during incidents such as state capture
Remaining in the International Criminal Court would demonstrate real commitment to victims of the gravest crimes
Judge Goldstone’s partial recantation of a UN-sponsored report on Israel’s invasion of Gaza has predictably divided the local Jewish community.
The UN has roundly rebuffed remarks by South African judge Richard Goldstone that cast doubt on the report into the Gaza war.
The judge’s recent remarks about his finding against Israel highlight inherent bias at the UN.
Judge Goldstone’s partial recantation of a UN-sponsored report on Israel’s invasion of Gaza has divided the local Jewry amid claims he was "bullied".
The UN has roundly rebuffed remarks by the South African judge Richard Goldstone that cast doubt on the report into the Gaza war.
Israelis do not forgive his initial findings, but Richard Goldstone’s United Nations report is a powerful deterrent against a repeat of the war.
Israel demanded on Sunday that the United Nations bin a report critical of its deadly 2008-2009 offensive on Gaza.
Israel on Sunday demanded the retraction of a United Nations report deeply critical of its deadly 2008-2009 offensive on the Gaza Strip.
The criticism that the International Criminal Court was against African countries was unfair, Judge Richard Goldstone said on Monday.
Richard Goldstone, the former war crimes prosecutor, is being forced to meet South African Jewish leaders to hear of their anger over a UN report.
Judge Richard Goldstone would attend his grandson’s bar mitzvah in Johannesburg next month, the SA Jewish Board of Deputies said on Friday evening.
The barring of Judge Richard Goldstone from his grandson’s bar mitzvah was profoundly sad, said former Constitutional Court judge Albie Sachs.
Former Constitutional Court Judge Richard Goldstone will be allowed to attend his grandson’s bar mitzvah next month, the SA Zionist Federation said.
Former chief justice Arthur Chaskalson and advocate George Bizos recently defended the record and integrity of their friend Judge Richard Goldstone.
In the Gaza Strip Richard Goldstone’s name is sewn on to souvenir Palestinian headscarves in honour of his controversial war inquiry.
Richard Goldstone challenged the US on Thursday to justify its charge that findings of a report accusing Israel and Hamas of war crimes were flawed.
Israeli ministers will discuss whether to set up an investigation into the Gaza war, officials said on Tuesday.
