I’m a graduating senior. June 2010. Those words hang ominously in the air, haunting me, frightening me, and at the same time, exhilarating me. Thankfully, I’ve managed to secure some exciting opportunities for post-graduation despite the lackluster economy, and I’m grateful to the universe for that. Yet, I’m finding – for the first time –…
During my recent trip to the Hague, we also had the amazing chance to meet the ICC’s Chief Prosecutor, Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo. As students, we had an incredible opportunity to ask Mr. Ocampo critical questions and hear his responses and opinions; this was immensely valuable, especially as it provided me with a completely different perspective….
For much of my life, I’ve been utterly confused. I’ve considered quite possibly every career other than science or medicine: Journalism, i-banking, consulting, public relations, marketing, environmental science, computer science, law, entrepreneurship, nonprofits, and probably more that I’m missing. But this year, I think I’ve finally settled on something – something that’s been lurking for…
Wow. So in a very exciting development, the Palestinian authority and others have requested the ICC to investigate possible war crimes that have been committed in Gaza in the most recent Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, is going to consider the investigation – especially because last week, the Palestinian Authority accepted the…