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May 25, 2009
The Foundation honored Justice Richard Goldstone, former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, with the MacArthur Award for International Justice. Read more »
Human Rights & International Justice, MacArthur Award for International Justice, Press Releases
Justice Goldstone’s opinion-editorial discussing the growing power and reach of the developing international system of justice appeared on May 31, 2009 in the International Herald Tribune. Read the op-ed »
January 15, 2009
Human rights issues are now at the forefront of the world’s attention, as a global network of human rights organizations reaches maturity and a system of international justice takes shape. Read more »
Human Rights & International Justice, eNewsletters
October 9, 2008
In this opinion-editorial, which appeared originally in the Chicago Tribune, MacArthur President Jonathan F. Fanton defends the importance of allowing the International Criminal Court to carry out proceedings against Sudan’s president. Read more »
Human Rights & International Justice, Speeches & Commentary