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...Scheffer said he believes the U.S.--no longer distracted by the Cold War--has been able to focus on the recent atrocities in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. These new concerns have unveiled a new threat, he said...
...simply cannot let war criminals set the agenda of the 21st century," Scheffer said...
...fear of future atrocities and the success of the ad hoc war crimes tribunals created to deal with Yugoslavian and Rwandan criminals have paved the way for a conference in Rome this summer, according to Scheffer...
...goal of the conference is to establish a permanent international court, but Scheffer cautioned that obstacles remain...
...Scheffer identified the court's ambiguous relationship with the United Nations Security Council as a major stumbling block...