July 19, 2008

Saturday, July 19 2008

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo requests warrant for Sudanese head of state. Some in the west say President Bashir is 'rattled', but indicators show Sudanese society refusing to bite. Uneasy quiet in Khartoum. Both the rewards and risks of Moreno-Ocampo's strategy were perceived immediately around the world. The warrant will further split international opinion and could antagonize a weak peace process.

Meanwhile, UN missions follow perpetual challenges of peacekeeping with calls for additional mandates (1,2,3). Secretary General Moon plans to name South African jurist Navanethem Pillay as Louise Arbour's replacement as HC for HR.

http://www.peacekeeper.ca/news_mil.html
http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/operations/current_ops_e.asp
http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/newsroom/news_e.asp?cat=&y=&m=&page=1
http://www.idea.int/
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/cu_mission/body.htm
http://www.carleton.ca/csds/pki/links.htm