This is the sixth in a series of articles on the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Rome Statute creating the ICC entered into force on July 1, 2002 and the court is now in its 20th year. To mark the occasion, The Wire is publishing a series of articles evaluating its performance […]
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The New Head of the International Accounting Standards Board Outlines His Priorities
The new head of the International Accounting Standards Board is setting his priorities for the rule maker, including potentially changing requirements around intangible assets and weighing in on sustainability disclosure. Andreas Barckow took the helm of the London-based IASB in July. The organization sets international financial reporting standards, or IFRS, […]
Legal experts push to make ‘ecocide’ an international crime alongside genocide
Read Story Transcript A group of legal scholars from around the world are working to make “ecocide” an international crime alongside genocide and war crimes. A panel of 12 experts from the Stop Ecocide Foundation came up with a legal definition of ecocide, and are calling on the International Criminal Court […]