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UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention
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UN-backed anti-corruption academy inaugurated in Austria
An anti-corruption academy co-sponsored by the United Nations opened today in Austria with the aim of filling the rising global need for training, research and contemporary measures and techniques in the fight against corruption.
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ICC tells Security Council of Sudanese leader's Kenyan trip despite indictment
The International Criminal Court (ICC) today informed the Security Council that Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the tribunal on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, travelled to Kenya, which, like other States, is obliged to enforce the court's arrest warrants against him.
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Security Council debates legal options for pursuing pirates off Somali coast
Commending the efforts undertaken so far to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed that more can be done, as the Security Council debated legal options to help bring the perpetrators of such crimes to justice.
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Ban lays out options for prosecuting pirates operating off Somali coast
An international tribunal set up by the Security Council under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter authorizing the use of force is among several options to prosecute pirates operating off the Somali coast laid out by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a new report made public today.
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UN anti-crime agency helps Afghanistan combat corruption
The United Nations anti-crime agency is helping to bolster the justice system in Afghanistan, where reconstruction and development are hampered by corruption and poor governance.
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