Elizabeth King

Elizabeth King completed an Arts/Law degree (Hons) in 2015, and has pursued her passion for human rights, international law and social justice around the world. She has recently returned from interning in the Office of the Co-Prosecutors at the United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials in Cambodia. She has also worked with various non-profits in Sydney as well as in Borneo, where she investigated the palm oil conflict and indigenous land rights.

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Al Mahdi convicted of crimes against culture

Al Mahdi convicted of crimes against culture

In the first case to prosecute crimes against culture as war crimes, the Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) found Mr Al Mahdi ā€” a member of Ansar Dine ā€” guilty of the war crime of intentionally directing attacks ...
Crimes Against Culture

Crimes Against Culture

A landmark case for international law is currently before the International Criminal Court (ICC), where the destruction of cultural heritage in Timbuktu is being tried as a war crime under the Rome Statute for the first time. The ...