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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.
The ICC must not further destroy its credibility by cooperating with the sorts of bad actors who should be before a court themselves.
The ICC may be the only institution capable of breaking the current legal impasse.
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.
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.
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.
Food shortages in Venezuela are a result of draconian government policies and should be declared an international crime against humanity.
The recent acquittals should be seen as a vindication of the ICC as an independent and impartial judicial institution.
Acquittal bolsters an increasingly urgent conversation about how international criminal law is failing in its promise to hold leaders accountable
Despite former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo’s absence, he continued to influence opposition party loyalties in the country.
The ICC is meant to be a Court of last resort, to ensure justice for victims and to end impunity. It’s not living up to these promises.
The UN’s Genocide Convention turns 70 this month. It’s time for the world to reaffirm its commitment to the international law and show the moral courage of our convictions.
Two decades ago, Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was arrested in London, putting human rights abuses in the limelight.
Mechanisms to keep users safe from violent content may pose serious problems for international justice.
IS is a distinctive kind of threat – and the atrocities it’s committed demand a tailor-made form of justice.
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