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  On this day in 1998 the International Criminal Court was established through a treaty known as the Rome Statute.  130 countries have signed. ICC So today recognizes the continually developing system of international justice. One name we may know on the scene is Amal Clooney.  We've seen her here on red carpets with her husband George, but she is her own success. Last year she published an expert report regarding ICC arrest warrants for war crimes and crimes against humanity in both Palestine and Israel. Clooney Foundation She has represented Yazidi victims of ISIS, including Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Prize laureate.  She is thus responsible for the first-ever conviction for genocide against an ISIS member as well as financiers, such as a French cement manufacturer. There's no denying good work is being done, but there's also plenty of failure and distrust. Just ask Metallica.

 This week highlights the importance of standing up for animals and ensuring they receive the care and protection they deserve. The ALDF files high-impact lawsuits to protect animals from harm, provides free legal assistance and training to prosecutors in their fight against animal cruelty, supports animal protection legislation, and provides resources and opportunities to law students and professionals to advance the field of animal law. From animals used in research to captive animals and farm animals, wildlife and companions. The Crows are this year's representatives. Support I found this topic timely as just last week, a man who was convicted of animal cruelty in 2015, was denied parole.  He was sentenced to 28 years, the maximum under Nevada law.  His acts were torturous, brutal - someone who is a danger not only to animals at this point.  But he will, eventually, be released. Nevada ranks in the middle for animal protection laws.  The five best are: Oregon...