David Stoelting papers, 1994-2012
Summary Information
Abstract
At a Glance
- Bib ID:
- 14414195 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Stoelting, David
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 37.2 Linear Feet (10 document boxes and 26 record cartons)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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Material is unprocessed. Boxes 9 and 10 can be made available without further review. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Description
Scope and Contents
The Stoelting papers contain documentation on the development and early operation of the ICC, but also includes materials on ad hoc international criminal tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, and documentation of Stoelting's work with a number of American Bar Association and New York City Bar Association committees and task forces focused on the ICC and the post-9/11 war on terror. The International Criminal Court has been a central structure in the implementation and application of international human rights law and international criminal justice. Founded through the adoption of the 1998 Rome Statute, which entered into force in 2002, the ICC has jurisdiction over the investigation and prosecution of individuals for international crimes against humanity, genocide, war crimes, and crimes of aggression. Stoelting's papers provide unique documentation of the processes surrounding the founding and operation of the ICC, especially the advocacy roles of the American Bar Association and the New York City Bar Association. Stoelting was also centrally involved in the creation and early years of the International Criminal Bar, an organization created to train and support defense counsel and the rights of defendants before the ICC.
International non-governmental human rights organizations (including those whose records RBML holds, i.e. Human Rights Watch and the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights) were directly involved in the establishment of the ICC, which was seen as an important structural element of the modern human rights movement, especially in the wakes of the genocides in the former Yugoslavia and in Rwanda. This collection documents the networks and collaboration across the human rights movement in the establishment of the ICC. Part of that advocacy concerned the position of the United States, which signed the Rome Treaty in 2000 but never ratified it and has offered varying levels of criticism and support over the years to the prosecutorial work of the ICC.
Stoelting's collection also includes boxes of materials related to task forces and committees of lawyers examining the post 9/11 war on terror, military commissions, and the issue of solitary confinement and international human rights. Three boxes related to Stoelting's research on Africa and on ad hoc tribunals in the former Yugoslavia and in Rwanda are also included.
Arrangement
- International Criminal Court
- International Criminal Court Official Documents
- International Criminal Bar
- Terrorism
- African Politics and Economy
- Solitary Confinement
- Stoelting Articles and Speaking Engagements
- International Law and Human Rights Research Materials
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
Material is unprocessed. Boxes 9 and 10 can be made available without further review. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Conditions Governing Use
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); David Stoelting papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of David Stoelting, 2019.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Content Description
David Stoelting (b. 1958) is a trial lawyer based in New York City. For several decades, Stoelting was involved in various capacities with the creation of the ICC and with efforts to create support for the ICC in the United States. Since the 1980s, Stoelting has also written and lectured on topics including terrorism, military tribunals, international criminal justice and human rights, solitary confinement and African politics.
Subject Headings
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| International Criminal Court | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
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| Human rights | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |