Campaigns process for selecting a running mate for the former president. And then Michael Newton on the process of prosecuting war crimes in the International Criminal court in the context of the both israelhamas war and russias invasion of ukraine. Washington journal starts now. Host good morning. We begin the conversation on the campus protests around the country. Will it impact your vote in 2024 . Democrats, dialing this morning at 202 7488000. Republicans, 202 7488001. Independents, 202 7488002. Join us in a text, including first name, city, and state at 202 7488003. Or on facebook. Com cspan and you can also post on x with the handle, cspanwj. While we wait for calls, lets begin with President Bidens unexpected remarks on this yesterday. The Washington Post this morning frames it this way, biden calls for peace on campus. Here is a little bit of what he had to say. [video clip] pres. Biden there should be no place on any campus or in america for antisemitism or violence. There is
Cspan. Org history. Host joining us this morning from nashville is Michael Newton at vanderbilt university, the director of International Legal studies program there is also a former Senior Advisor to the investor at large for war crimes issued in the state department from 19992002. You been an Expert Witness what is the icc . Kiss the International Criminal court in the hague. Its a Permanent Court with permanent prosecutors and registry and defense counsel with broad jurisdiction with war crimes against humanity. The key thing for viewers to know is its a treaty based courts on the its a very complicated interconnected treaty that is reviewed periodically. Thats the notion in the hague. When people say the world court, they typically talk about the International Court of justice which is between states on the civil side but this is the criminal court. Host why does it matter by treaty . Guest it matters a lot because there is certain ascribed jurisdictions. The ideas when i join the
[inaudible conversations] thank you all so much and welcome to the National Press club. Im emily wilkins, the 117th president of the National Press club and for cnbc. Thank you for joining us on this incredibly important topic. The first World Press Freedom day took place not the first one, but the first one in the u. S. Took place in the National Press club in 2011 so were grateful for those of you who joined us both in person and online today. On one hand its an exciting time all over the world giving important and moving speeches. Some in santiago, chile and all over the world. Well get the latest information on the three u. S. Journalists who are wrongfully being held overseas, you know their names. Austin tice, who works for the Washington Post has been held for nearly 12 years now in syria. Evan gershkovich, a wall street journal reporter taken in russia one year and two months ago and alsu kurmasheva, editor at Radio Free Europe, who has been held in russia for more than six mon
You can watch the remainder of this program on the Fourth Estate by going to our website, cspan. Org. We leave here for live coverage of the morning house. The house will be in order. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. July 24, 2017. Appoint the honorable james comber to act as speaker pro tempore on this comer, to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, paul d. Ryan, speak of the appoint the honorable james comber to act as speaker pro tempore on this comer, to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, paul d. Ryan, speak of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties. All time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 1 50 p. M. Each member other than the majority and mi
Ved Nanda served as a University of Denver law school professor for almost 60 years, was an expert in international law and champion of human rights. He died Jan. 1.