By Alex June 29, 2011 Category: Bahrain, Featured, Government
\nBahraini King Announces Royal Investigation, Committee<\/p>\n
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain issued a royal decree (text) today establishing a committee to investigate the\u201dincidents that happened in the kingdom in February and March.\u201d The members of the committee are:<\/p>\n
* (Chair) Professor Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni: a research professor of law emeritus at DePaul University College of Law and president emeritus of the law school\u2019s International Human Rights Law Institute
\n * Judge Phillipe Kirsch: a judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and was the Chairman of the committee that established the ICC
\n * Sir Nigel Rodley: a Professor of Law and Chair of the Human Rights Centre at the University of Exeter, U.K. and member of the U.N. Human Rights Committee
\n * Dr Mahnoush Arsanjani: a current member, and former Executive Council member, of the American Society for International Law, she has served in the Office of Legal Affairs at the United Nations
\n * Dr Badria Al-Awadhi: an International and Shari\u2019a legal expert, and current director of the Arab Regional Center for Environmental Law (ARCEL)
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