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Institutional Mechanisms to Prevent Mass-Scale Atrocities with U.S. Ambassador Williamson

Permalink 27 January 09    Inside Justice ®   Renee Dopplick    Tags: United Nations, International Criminal Law    
On Thursday, at an event sponsored by the American Society of International Law, U.S. Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson identified four ways that governments can marshal efforts and resources to prevent mass-scale atrocities. He intends these efforts to strengthen institutional capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to potential crises. Amb. Williamson previously served in the UN-administered province of Kosovo, overseeing the justice and prison systems, and as an ICTY prosecutor in the cases of Slobodan Milosevic and Zelijko Raznatovic. More


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