Tag Archives: Michael Byers

Call for ICC investigation of Canadian military and diplomats

UBC Professor Michael Byers and human rights expert Professor William A. Schabas of the National University of Ireland have called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to expand its preliminary examination of alleged war crimes by Canadian officials in and related to Afghanistan. In a letterĀ  written to ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on 3 December, […]

Tighter U.S. grip binds Canadians

I contributed to this report in today’s Toronto Star. – Steve ANALYSIS Aug 09, 2008 04:30 AM Tighter U.S. grip binds Canadians Thomas Walkom National Affairs Columnist More shakeups in the Afghan war. The New York Times reports that the U.S. has decided to merge American and NATO troops under one command. Technically, NATO would […]