Word: scheffer
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...David J. Scheffer '75, U.S. ambassador for War Crimes Issues, expressed his hope for the establishment of a permanent international court in a speech in the Leverett House library last night...
Invited to speak by the Woodbridge Society of International Students, Scheffer laid out the conditions that favor establishing an international court. He said that since the end of the Cold War the U.S. has been able to pay more attention to the prosecution of war crimes...
...phrase "mass exodus" into a shopworn cliche, and human suffering on a scale that seems to defy explanation or understanding. We've also seen our government make at least one small attempt to salvage a semblance of humanity in international affairs--the appointment of a special ambassador, David Scheffer, to deal with war crimes issues...
Ambassador Scheffer is the State Department's point man on this effort and his appointment is an encouraging sign from the administration. But not every branch of our government is cooperating with international efforts. For example, this past winter, a federal judge in Texas refused to extradite a Rwandan accused of genocide being held by U.S. marshals...
Darryl Li '01 is a member of the Woodbridge Speaker Series, which is hosting a speech by Ambassador Scheffer this Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Leverett House library...