Dominic Ongwen (centre) sits in the court room of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, on December 6, 2016.
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The Trump administration's overt transgressions of international norms embolden other world leaders to violate human rights.
Two detainees at Guantanamo are among those who told ICC investigators they were tortured at CIA ‘black sites’ in Afghanistan in 2003 and 2004.
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The court prosecutes genocide, torture and grave wartime abuses worldwide. Trump's executive order imposes on its lawyers and judges the kind of sanctions usually used on foreign terrorists.
Outgoing International Criminal Court prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda.
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The court has focused on African cases to the exclusion of developed countries, as well as developing regions such as Latin America.
Former President Mwai Kibaki [centre] smiles after being handed the new constitution document by former Attorney General, Amos Wako [right] in 2010.
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For democracy to work in Kenya the country needs good leadership. Politicians must uphold the constitution to infuse trust and confidence in state institutions.
Jean-Pierre Bemba during his trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, The Netherlands.
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The court's decision has wider implications for international criminal law.
The date of arrest and a red cross marked on the face of Felicien Kabuga on a wanted poster at the Genocide Fugitive Tracking Unit office in Kigali, Rwanda, on May 19, 2020.
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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.
Sudanese protesting against the conflict in Darfur.
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The AU's new International Criminal Law Section offers a chance for the regional body to address root causes of conflict.
Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo attends a confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
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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 ICC has tried and failed - to prosecute deposed Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir.
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