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The Prosecutor


June 20, 2010

"Is the Truth and Reconciliation Commission the best way to move forward from the legacy of the Indian residential schools?" an interview with Erna Paris, on CBC Radio's Cross Country Checkup.

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May 31, 2010

"A Tribunal with Influence," Globe and Mail. The International Criminal Court may be young, but its impact is growing exponentially.

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December 23, 2009

"The Canada We Thought We Lived In," Ottawa Citizen. Not since October 1970 have we experienced a moral crisis like the torture of Afghan detainees, and the fragile national identity we've built doesn't seem up to the challenge.

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December 9-16, 2009

"Decade in Review: Top 10 Canadian Books," Now. In December 2009, Long Shadows was chosen by Now magazine as one of the 10 best books of the decade.

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November 3, 2009

"The Munyaneza Trial Shows Canada Is No Safe Haven for War Criminals," Globe and Mail. Désiré Munyaneza is the first person to be tried under Canada's Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, a piece of legislation enacted in 2000 that redirected our sorry record on this file.

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September 18, 2009

"Israel, Hamas Both Given Fair Shot on Gaza Charges," Globe and Mail. Erna Paris comments on Judge Richard Goldstone's United Nations-sponsored report on human-rights abuses during the war in Gaza last winter.

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September 2, 2009

"To Mock a Book-Banner," Globe and Mail. The recent banning in an Ontario school of Harper Lee's classic To Kill a Mockingbird is hardly novel. Literary censors have been with us as long as books have been written.

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August 21, 2009

The Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ) today announced the inclusion of Erna Paris on the organization's Honorary Council. See the media release "CCIJ Welcomes Award Winning Author to Honourary Council."

See also Sheldon Kirshner, "Writer Named to Human Rights Panel," Canadian Jewish News, September 3, 2009.

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July 24, 2009

"Immigration, Iran, Int'l Criminal Court & In the Loop," an interview with Erna Paris, on New America Now Radio (listen to the podcast).

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July 17, 2009

Coalition for an International Criminal Court (CICC): Invited blog contribution in celebration of International Justice Day English | Français.

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June 7, 2009

"And Justice for All," a two-part interview with Erna Paris, on the weekly public affairs program Voices of Our World (listen to the podcasts).

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May 23, 2009

Erna is elected Chair of the Writers' Union of Canada(TWUC) at the organization's AGM in Calgary.

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May 2, 2009

"Obama Must Widen the Gate to America's 'dark period'," Globe and Mail. Barack Obama faces pressure to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the criminal liability of high-ranking Bush administration officials.

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April 2009

The Sun Climbs Slow: The International Criminal Court and the Struggle for Justice is published in the USA in April 2009 by Seven Stories Press, New York.

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April 16, 2009

Jon Elliott interviews Erna Paris about The Sun Climbs Slow on Air America's The Nicole Sandler Show (listen to the podcast).

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April 7, 2009

France Kassing interviews Erna Paris about The Sun Climbs Slow on It's About You, KDVS, Davis, California.

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February 7, 2009

Erna Paris is announced as a finalist for the Shaughnessy Cohen Award for Political Writing. The prize is presented by The Writers' Trust of Canada for a non-fiction book that captures a subject of political interest to the Canadian reader and enhances our understanding of the issue.

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January 24, 2009

"Here Comes the Court," Globe and Mail. The International Criminal Court in The Hague opens its historic first trial.

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December 10, 2008

"At Last, Some Teeth in Human Rights." Commentary by Erna Paris on the recent re-emergence of international law, in the Globe and Mail.

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December 4, 2008

"The Globe's Top Non-Fiction of 2008." The Sun Climbs Slow is number one for the year, in the Globe and Mail.

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July 30, 2008

"Toward a World of Justice." Article by Erna Paris noting the 10th anniversary of the legal treaty underpinning the International Criminal Court, in the Ottawa Citizen.

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June 9, 2008

"'Sorry' Is the Bridge to Reconciliation," Globe and Mail. Stephen Harper's apology to aboriginal Canadians marks a historic turning point in our country.

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For more articles, see the Archive.

Erna Paris