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Given the contested success of transitional justice in Rwanda, the arrest showcases the mixed record of international justice.
It remains to be seen whether the former rebel commander and national assembly speaker will accept his situation or fight to capture the presidency.
There are many hurdles to a successful prosecution of individuals accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. But trying to seek justice is not a futile exercise.
The African Union’s staunch support for al-Bashir, cloaked in criticism of the International Criminal Court, denied justice to the millions affected by the conflict in Sudan.
Ousted president Omar al-Bashir could face the International Criminal Court for his role in Sudan’s clampdown on the non-Arab people of Darfur.
The ICC must not further destroy its credibility by cooperating with the sorts of bad actors who should be before a court themselves.
With the ICC facing intense criticism and scrutiny, its member states have met to create a plan to improve the court’s standing and performance.
The AU’s new International Criminal Law Section offers a chance for the regional body to address root causes of conflict.
The ICC may be the only institution capable of breaking the current legal impasse.
African leaders who have sought ICC involvement have all seen the court as being beneficial to the survival of their governments.
Ntaganda’s conviction represents real progress, and an actual significant victory, for the ICC.
When faced with US rejection of international criminal justice, today’s supporters of the ICC often invoke the country’s Nuremberrg leadership. However, this notion is based on a distorted image of the 1945-46 trials.
Cooperation with the Sudanese government to try al-Bashir could amount to legitimising those who themselves have been implicated in genocide
Lawyers ask ICC to investigate EU over its policy of deterring migrants from crossing the Mediterrean, the world’s deadliest border.
The African Union and its member states are creating their own interpretation of immunity which will protect its heads of state from courts abroad.
The African Union’s policy offers no wriggle room for a discretionary response to coups, a scourge that imperils the consolidation of democracy.
International law has deep connections to structures of power and inequality. Thankfully, committed jurists like Fatou Bensouda are fighting oppression through their unapologetic acts of resistance.
The fact that al-Bashir has been deposed will again raise questions about the former Sudanese president facing trial at the ICC.
Criminal trials await those found responsible for the most serious crimes in The Gambia.
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