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Kofi Annan was the first UN employee to rise to the position of Secretary General but his tenure also had a darker side.
Since India established itself as the driving force 20 years ago, cricket has become an exception to Western dominance of global sports.
An African court with international criminal jurisdiction which has been debated but never been put into operation could be an option if Africa withdraws from the ICC.
Sexual violence, a staple of war, has long been absent from international criminal law’s charge sheets.
IS is a distinctive kind of threat – and the atrocities it's committed demand a tailor-made form of justice.
As reports of crimes against humanity mount, Colombia's post-conflict justice system is still moving desperately slowly.
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.
The Libyan warlord and presidential hopeful looks likely to avoid a summons to The Hague.
Last of the big trials for UN International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, but what about high-ranking officials from the other side?
Why would the US and UK want to suppress the work of a post-war human rights effort?
It seems the culprits in a "cash-for-kills" scheme that claimed thousands of lives might find a way to wriggle out of the peace process.
The ICC has been criticised for not acting against South Africa after it failed to arrest Sudan's president in 2015. But, the court actually acted sensibly given the challenges it faces.
Although some complain that the differences between Kenyatta and Odinga are more rhetorical than real, one thing is clear: Kenyans have a real choice to make at the ballot box.
The news of Saif al-Islam's release should be taken with a pinch of salt. During the past six years of warfare in Libya the fabrication of news has become common practice.
South Africa celebrates Freedom Day this week amid growing discontent over misrule by President Zuma and the ANC. This has led to increased calls for ethical and caring leaders.
Former Chadian president Hissène Habré's fate will be sealed by the appeals judgment in a part domestic and international trial bringing closure to victims and human rights champions after a 20 years.
The African pushback is as a result of the ICC's own Africa strategy.
The world will be watching the country's courts.
The court needs to address charges of neo-colonialism.
Top contributors
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Head, Politics and International Relations, University of Tasmania
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Senior Law Lecturer in transitional justice and human rights, Queen's University Belfast
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Teaching Fellow in International Security, University of Bath
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Principal Academic in International Law, Bournemouth University
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Teaching Fellow in Law, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor of Law, Swansea University
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Distinguished Fellow, Australia-India Institute, University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, International Criminal Law, University of Melbourne
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Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute; Professor of Law, UNSW
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Lecturer in Security and Public Policy, University of Bath
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Professor in International Law, NRF Research Chair in International Law, University of Johannesburg
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SARCHI Professor of International Development Law and African Economic Relations, University of Pretoria
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Senior Lecturer in International Law, Anglia Ruskin University
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Research fellow, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor International Law, University of Southern Denmark
