"In May, 2009, five leading international jurists released an immensely thorough report on the numerous violations of international law that have been committed by Burma?s ruling military junta, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC). The report entitled Crimes in Burma was commissioned by five of the world?s most renowned jurists (Justice Richard J. Goldstone (South Africa); Patricia M. Wald (United States); Sir Geoffrey Nice QC (United Kingdom); Judge Pedro Nikken (Venezuela); Hon. Ganzorig Gombosuren (Mongolia)), on behalf of the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard University, the United States? wealthiest and most prestigious academic institution. The jurists each represent a different continent—Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America—and each has extensive experience in international human rights law. At the outset of the report, they write: ?Each of us has dealt directly with severe human rights abuses in the international system, and we have seen the painful consequences of inaction"...."