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    The International Peace Institute (IPI) is an independent, international not-for-profit think tank dedicated to managing risk and building resilience to promote peace, security, and sustainable development. To achieve its purpose, IPI employs a mix of policy research, strategic analysis, publishing, and convening. With staff from more than twenty countries and a broad range of academic fields, IPI has offices facing United Nations headquarters in New York and an office in Manama.

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News, Events, Publications about Peace and Justice

  • Speaker Events 07-13-2017

    Kaljulaid: Heart of Digital Society Not Technology, but Inclusivity

    How small states such as Estonia can find their niche in the global community was the subject of a presentation by Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid, who was at IPI on July 13th for a Global Leaders Series event.Estonia has certainly found its own unique success in the digital sphere. Citizens vote, pay taxes, and manage […]

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    Peace and Justice
  • 06-14-2016

    ICM Public Consultation: Justice, Human Rights, and the International Legal System

    On Tuesday, June 14th, the Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM) hosted its final Public Consultation on the Discussion Paper, “Justice, Human Rights, and the International Legal System.”The past three decades have seen significant developments with respect to international criminal justice, including for serious and widespread violations of human rights. The Security Council has played a […]

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    Human Rights, Multilateral System, Peace and Justice
  • Panel Discussions 10-29-2015

    Sison: Transitional Justice Needs “Victim-centered Approach”

    Michele J. Sison, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, told an IPI audience that as societies attempt to come to terms with a legacy of past abuses, their transitional justice processes must focus on the victims, not just the perpetrators.

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    Peace and Justice, State-Society Relations
  • Speaker Events 09-15-2015

    Former Turkish President Abdullah Gul Addresses Peace Prospects

    “The current power vacuums and chaos in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Yemen are essentially results of serious political mistakes, miscalculations, delusions, and blunders,” said Former Turkish President Abdullah Gul at an IPI MENA event in Manama, Bahrain, on September 15, 2015. Mr. Gul said that it is a priority to fill the power vacuum created […]

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    Peace and Justice, Peace Processes, Peacekeeping
  • Panel Discussions 03-10-2015

    Assessing the Deterrent Effects of the ICC

    Since its establishment in 2002, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has made valuable contributions to the fight for international justice by deterring individuals, groups, and governments from committing mass atrocity crimes. Despite these achievements, however, the court still faces obstacles and widespread criticism, some of it politically motivated.This is what emerged from a March 10th […]

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    Atrocity Prevention, Peace and Justice
  • Policy Papers 09-25-2014by José Vericat

    In Light of the Intellectuals: The Role of Novelists in the Arab Uprisings

    No single individual has been credited with leading the Arab Spring. In fact, many have lamented that—in contrast to revolutions elsewhere—intellectuals and literary figures were conspicuously absent in the uprisings that began in Tunisia and spread across the region.

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    Governance, Peace and Justice, State-Society Relations, Women‚ Peace and Security, Youth
  • Panel Discussions 05-13-2014

    Panel: Africa and ICC Should Move Beyond Hostilities

    A top UN official and a leading human rights activist said at IPI that criticism depicting the International Criminal Court (ICC) as biased against Africa is unfounded, and urged African states to step up their support for the court’s fight against mass atrocities worldwide, but they also acknowledged that Africa’s contentious relationship with the ICC […]

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    Peace and Justice
  • Speaker Events 09-25-2013

    President of Tunisia: Africa Should Not Desert the ICC

    “The [International Criminal Court] is good for Africa,” said Dr. Mohamed Marzouki, president of the Tunisian Republic, during a presentation at the International Peace institute. “This is the official position of Tunisia.” At the standing-room only IPI event on September 25, Dr. Marzouki reflected on the birth and possible death of the Arab Spring and, […]

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    Peace and Justice
  • Panel Discussions 09-19-2013

    Complexities Abound in Kenya’s Withdrawal From Rome Statute

    The complexities surrounding Kenya’s recent proposal to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC)—a decision regretted by most representatives of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute—was the topic of a recent IPI policy forum on September 19th. Ambassador Macharia Kamau of Kenya made an impassioned case for his country’s plan to withdraw […]

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    Peace and Justice
  • Meeting Notes 03-06-2013Till Papenfuss, rapporteur

    The Relationship Between the ICC and the Security Council: Challenges and Opportunities

    This meeting note summarizes the discussions held at a roundtable event on November 8, 2012 where ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda was the keynote speaker.

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    Peace and Justice, UN Security Council
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    Analysis, africa, peacekeeping, united nations
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