“The importance of the Goldstone Report was captured in Goldstone’s statement to the UN Human Rights Council, in which he stressed that pursuing justice for all is critical for ensuring accountability, which in turn is vital for ending impunity in the use of violence against civilians.”

Rami Khouri, a senior fellow with the Belfer Center’s Dubai Initiative and director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs and the American University of Beirut, wrote “The Need for Israeli Lawfulness and Accountability,” which Agence Global released on November 2, 2009.

For the full oped, go to: http://agenceglobal.com/article.asp?id=2180

“Anti-corruption rhetoric exceeds commitment and accomplishment, especially in emerging-market nations. Building durable, transparent and accountable institutions in the highly diverse developing world — with failed, failing, fragile and rising states — is key, though complex and time-consuming.”

Ben Heineman, a senior fellow at the Belfer Center, co-authored “Bribery warrants global war” with Al Larson, which Bloomberg.com published on January 12, 2009.

For the full oped, go to: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/18774/