{"id":2412,"date":"2017-03-26T23:23:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T04:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.law.duq.edu\/juris\/?p=2412"},"modified":"2017-11-20T20:23:43","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T01:23:43","slug":"nadias-initiative-clooneys-quest-for-bringing-isis-to-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.law.duq.edu\/juris\/2017\/03\/26\/nadias-initiative-clooneys-quest-for-bringing-isis-to-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadia\u2019s Initiative: Clooney\u2019s Quest for Bringing ISIS to Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo courtesy of Georges Biard<\/a> (CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Alyssa Lazar, Staff Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the 2015 Golden Globes, Tina Fey joked, \u201cGeorge Clooney married Amal Alamuddin this year. Amal is a human rights lawyer who worked on the Enron case, was an adviser to Kofi Annan regarding Syria, and was selected to a three-person U.N. commission investigating rules of war violations in the Gaza Strip. So tonight, her husband<\/em> is getting a lifetime achievement award.\u201d[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

Amal Clooney\u2019s international resume juxtaposed with George Clooney\u2019s award is feminist genius.[2]<\/sup><\/a> It portrays George as a trophy husband, while applauding his wife for her work in the international human rights world, unparalleled intellect, and pursuit for justice. Among Amal\u2019s vast resume is her most recent assignment: the representation of Nadia Murad, a human rights activist who escaped ISIS enslavement.<\/p>\n

Murad was a student at a school in Kocho, a village near northern Iraq.[3]<\/sup><\/a> She had been seeing \u201chorrific images\u201d on her television screen of ISIS fighters committing crimes.[4]<\/sup><\/a> On August 15, 2014, she noticed that those same fighters were rounding up the people in her village and directing them to a school on the outskirts of town.[5]<\/sup><\/a> Upon arrival at the school, Nadia witnessed the fighters murder 312 men in one hour.[6]<\/sup><\/a> The ISIS fighters subsequently separated the men and women and executed the women that were \u201ctoo old and undesirable to be sold into slavery.\u201d[7]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

Murad remained alive among a group of women who the ISIS fighters considered young and attractive.[8]<\/sup><\/a> She and the other women were taken to the Iraqi city of Mosul, where they were distributed among ISIS fighters and enslaved.[9]<\/sup><\/a> \u201cThey gave us to them,\u201d Murad said.[10]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

In November 2014, Murad escaped.[11]<\/sup><\/a> One of her captors left his house unlocked, and she sneaked out to a refugee camp.[12]<\/sup><\/a> At the camp, she was selected for a program that took refugees to Germany, where she currently resides.[13]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

Since her escape, Murad has been a tireless voice for women impacted by ISIS\u2019s dominance, working continuously to advocate for an end to the genocide that began during its attacks in August 2014.[14]<\/sup><\/a> More than 3,500 Yezidi women and girls remain captive and subject to horrific sexual treatment.[15]<\/sup><\/a> She recently visited the U.S. with Amal Clooney to raise awareness about the Yezidi girls still being held captive.[16]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

Clooney and Murad just wrapped up a visit to the United Nations, where they continued their plea for the Iraqi government to become pro-active in their quest for bringing ISIS to justice.[17]<\/sup><\/a> She specifically requested the prime minister of Iraq to send a letter to the U.N. Security Council, requesting an investigation into ISIS\u2019s crimes.[18]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

Clooney and Murad\u2019s ultimate goal is to get the International Criminal Court to prosecute ISIS fighters for the crimes they committed.[19]<\/sup><\/a> The U.N. and U.S. State Department agree that ISIS\u2019s human annihilation is genocide.[20]<\/sup><\/a> The ICC developed in 2002 to prosecute crimes against humanity; because Syria and Iraq are not U.N. members, however, the Court cannot investigate crimes by ISIS unless Iraq invites the court in or the U.N. Security Council sanctions an investigation.[21]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

China and Russia, permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, have been vehemently opposing the ICC to open investigations into the crimes in Syria and Iraq.[22]<\/sup><\/a> Clooney\u2019s next challenge is to meet with the Russians, who have said they are \u201copen\u201d to discussion regarding the investigation into the crimes.[23]<\/sup><\/a> Clooney\u2019s task is a dangerous one, but danger does not scare her: She previously took on the government of the Maldives, for example, where she won the jailed ex-president\u2019s freedom.[24]<\/sup><\/a> Her co-counsel was stabbed in the head.[25]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

Clooney received an English law degree from St. Hugh\u2019s College, Oxford, and a Master of Laws from NYU.[26]<\/sup><\/a> After graduating, she clerked for Sonia Sotomayor when she was a former federal appeals court judge.[27]<\/sup><\/a> She is fluent in Arabic and French.[28]<\/sup><\/a> Clooney is a barrister at London firm, Doughty Street Chambers, where she specializes in international and human rights law.[29]<\/sup><\/a> She has represented former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and the country of Armenia in its recognition of the Armenian Genocide.[30]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

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Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[1]<\/a> https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/rachelzarrell\/tina-fey-and-amy-poehler-made-the-perfect-feminist-george-cl?utm_term=.bbaO0qRa#.kv2Kb1gX<\/a><\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> http:\/\/time.com\/4152127\/isis-yezidi-woman-slavery-united-nations\/<\/a><\/p>\n

[4]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[5]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[6]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[7]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[8]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[9]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[10]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[11]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[12]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[13]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[14]<\/a> http:\/\/nytlive.nytimes.com\/womenintheworld\/2016\/06\/09\/amal-clooney-to-represent-isis-survivor-nadia-murad-and-victims-of-yazidi-genocide\/<\/a><\/p>\n

[15]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[16]<\/a> Supra<\/em> note 3.<\/p>\n

[17]<\/a> Supra<\/em> note 14.<\/p>\n

[18]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[19]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[20]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[21]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[22]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[23]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[24]<\/a> http:\/\/people.com\/human-interest\/amal-clooney-plea-for-justice-isis-survivor\/<\/a><\/p>\n

[25]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[26]<\/a> http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/the-incredible-life-of-amal-clooney-2017-2\/#she-also-happens-to-be-the-wife-of-55-year-old-hollywood-actor-george-clooney-last-week-the-couple-announced-they-are-expecting-twins-2<\/a><\/p>\n

[27]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[28]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[29]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n

[30]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Alyssa Lazar, Staff Writer At the 2015 Golden Globes, Tina Fey joked, \u201cGeorge Clooney married Amal Alamuddin this year. Amal is a human rights lawyer who worked on the Enron case, was an adviser to Kofi Annan regarding Syria, and was selected to a three-person U.N. commission investigating rules [\u2026] <\/p>\n

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