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ICC Chamber Overrules Prosecutor on Israel Decision
July 22, 2015
Elliott Abrams of the Council on Foreign Relations writes that the International Criminal Court ("ICC") "degraded itself" to the level of the anti-Israel UN Human Rights Council when its "Pre-Trial Chamber" overruled Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and told her to reconsider the case of a Turkish vessel attacked during an attempt to break the 2010 Israeli blockade of Gaza.
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UN Rapporteur Praises Human Rights Impacts of Iran Deal
July 22, 2015
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed has congratulated the parties to the recent Iran nuclear deal on the "beneficial multiplier effect" he says the deal will have on human rights in the country, especially "the enjoyment of economic, social, and cultural rights" that have been harmed by international sanctions.
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Experts Call for Rejection of UN-approved Iran Deal
July 21, 2015
Michaela Dodge, James Phillips, and Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation have called upon the US Congress to ignore the UN Security Council's adoption of the recent Iran nuclear deal, in part in order to assert its authority to determine whether US sanctions against Iran remain in force.
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Members of US Congress Object to Immediate UN Vote on Iran Deal
July 21, 2015
The New York Times reports that a broad effort from members of the US Congress called for the Obama Administration to delay a vote by the UN Security Council on a deal with Iran regarding its nuclear program, finding that the immediate UN vote could preempt any meaningful congressional debate over the deal.
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Schaefer: Obama Goes to UN Before US Congress on Iran Deal
July 17, 2015
Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation warns that US President Barack Obama will likely seek a vote at the UN Security Council for a resolution implementing the recent Iran nuclear deal prior to permitting the US Congress to review and consider the removal of sanctions on the country.
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