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December 10, 2007 - Press release
MacArthur Selects Kofi Annan for International Justice Award
MacArthur will honor former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan with the first MacArthur Award for International Justice, Foundation President Jonathan Fanton announced today in a speech at the National Press Club. Read More
December 10, 2007 - Press release
Statement from Kofi Annan Regarding the MacArthur Award for International Justice
“I am honored to receive the MacArthur Award for International Justice.
“Advancing international justice should speak to the collective conscience of the world. The emerging international justice system, including the International Criminal Court and the principle ... Read More
December 10, 2007 - Speech
"The Case for an International System of Justice,” Remarks by Jonathan Fanton at the National Press Club
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton argues that the combination of the International Criminal Court, regional human rights courts, and the new norm of Responsibility to Protect are improving human rights around the world. Read More
November 28, 2007 - From the field
Court Rules that Roma Children Denied Education
Information from the International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights and Human Rights Watch helped provide the basis for a recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights involving discrimination against Roma children ... Read More
November 18, 2007 - From the field
Study Finds Overburdened Juvenile Justice System in Illinois, Brings Quick Action
Illinois juvenile defenders lack the time, support, and resources to represent effectively indigent children in court, according to a new report by MacArthur grantees the Children and Family Justice Center at Northwestern University School of Law ... Read More
November 9, 2007 - Publication
The MacArthur Foundation in Russia: Report on Activities
Message From The President
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private foundation, headquartered in Chicago, which provides approximately $260 million in grants annually to universities, charitable and non-governmental organizations, and talented individuals ... Read More
November 7, 2007 - From the field
Illinois Bill Limits Long-Term Access to Information on Juvenile Sex Offenders
MacArthur grantee the Juvenile Justice Initiative helped forge an alliance between Illinois prosecutors and public defenders to pass a bill – over the objections of Governor Rod Blagojevich – that limits long-term access to information about juvenile sex ... Read More
November 1, 2007 - Publication
An Assessment of Access to Counsel & Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceedings
This report by the Children and Family Justice Center at Northwestern University's Blum Legal Clinic and the National Juvenile Defender Center provides an overview of young people's access to counsel and the quality of ... Read More
October 18, 2007 - From the field
Satellite Images Reveal Human Rights Abuses in Burma
An analysis of high-resolution satellite images has provided evidence of human rights abuses in Burma. The American Association for the Advancement of Science mapped locations of 31 reported human rights violations by comparing information gathered by ... Read More
October 9, 2007 - Publication
Fact Sheet: About the Law & Neuroscience Project
What is The Law and Neuroscience Project?
The Law and Neuroscience Project is the first systematic effort to bring together the worlds of law and science on questions of how courts should deal with recent breakthroughs ... Read More
October 9, 2007 - Press release
New $10 Million MacArthur Project Integrates Law and Neuroscience
MacArthur is bringing together a distinguished group of scientists, legal scholars, jurists, and philosophers from across the country to help integrate new developments in neuroscience into the U.S. legal system. Read More
October 9, 2007 - Speech
Announcement of Law and Neuroscience Project by Jonathan Fanton
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton announces the Foundation’s investment of $10 million to establish the Law and Neuroscience Project. Read More
October 3, 2007 - From the field
Drop in Number of Illinois Youth Sent to Prison
Chicago’s Cook County juvenile court sent nearly 400 fewer youths to state prisons between 1997 and 2004 because they were referred instead to community-based support services, according to a new report by the Annie E ... Read More
September 28, 2007 - Commentary
Letter to the Editor by Jonathan Fanton: International Justice
In a letter to the New York Times editor, MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton says the United Nations Security Council should take the lead in enforcing arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court. Read More
September 5, 2007 - From the field
Better Models for Juvenile Justice
Governors Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco of Louisiana, Edward G. Rendell of Pennsylvania, and Chris Gregoire of Washington discuss the success of juvenile justice system reform in their states in the context of ... Read More
