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None of the available methods for holding Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable are likely to actually punish him, and they may even make new atrocities more likely.
German’s commitment of €1.1bn for development projects in Namibia over 30 years is too cheap a price to pay for remorse.
The court’s decision has wider implications for international criminal law.
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.
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, a scholar of mass atrocities explains the power of Holocaust images and why these images, despite critiques, ‘humanize suffering’ rather than ‘dehumanize victims.’
Scientific advances are allowing forensic archaeologists to shed light on mysteries long thought unsolvable.
The NATO-led military intervention in Libya has just fuelled more violence.
Cooperation with the Sudanese government to try al-Bashir could amount to legitimising those who themselves have been implicated in genocide
The recent acquittals should be seen as a vindication of the ICC as an independent and impartial judicial institution.
Controversy around Winnie Madikizela-Mandela continues in death as it did in life.
Despite former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo’s absence, he continued to influence opposition party loyalties in the country.
The third repatriation of human remains in August this year was another missed opportunity for reconciliation between Germany and Namibia.
IS is a distinctive kind of threat – and the atrocities it’s committed demand a tailor-made form of justice.
The UN’s Responsibility to Protect framework for safeguarding civilians against atrocities could help resolve the Gaza crisis.
In mid-2015 the German Foreign Office after decades of denial seemingly acceded, in a very informal way, to labelling what had happened in South West Africa as genocide, is now backtracking.
Under the Rome Statute, court ordered reparations are available to victims after the accused is found guilty. In the case of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, this involves over 5,000 victims.
Former commander of the Bosnian Serb army Ratko Mladic has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Survivors of the atrocities have today welcomed the long-awaited news.
The coup in Zimbabwe means Mugabe’s long and disastrous presidency is finally over. The questions that remain are the precise details and mechanics of the deal which secures his departure.
Factions within South Africa’s ANC nostalgically point to the example of Oliver Reginald Tambo whose seen as an exemplar of integrity, personifying an ideal leader who served the party selflessly.
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Professor in Political Science, University of Freiburg
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor in International Law, Bournemouth University
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Associate Professor in International Law, The University of Western Australia
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Professor in International Law, NRF Research Chair in International Law, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Lecturer in Development Studies, Birkbeck, University of London
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Professor of Law, Swansea University
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Director of the Leaders of Africa Institute and Research Affiliate with Davidson College, Davidson College
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Chair in Feminist Media Studies, University of Strathclyde
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