International Criminal Court (ICC)
“Fifteen years of violence there have shown that there can be no military solution to the conflict.”
Source: U.K Government Statement by Helen Mulvein, Legal Counsellor at the UK Mission to the United Nations, on the ICC and the situation in Darfur. Thank you Mr President. I would like to thank the Prosecutor […]
Friday، 16 June، 2017ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, publishes comprehensive Policy Paper on Case Selection and Prioritisation
Source: ICC The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or the “Court”), Fatou Bensouda, in 2016 , published a detailed policy document which provides guidance on how the Office of the Prosecutor exercises its […]
Friday، 16 June، 2017ICC widens remit to include environmental destruction cases under existing crimes
Source: Eradicating Ecocide Guardian: In change of focus, Hague court will prosecute government and individuals for environmental crimes such as landgrabs. Environmental destruction and landgrabs could lead to governments and individuals being prosecuted for crimes […]
Friday، 16 June، 2017Is The ICC’s Alleged Negative Bias Towards African Countries Undermining Its Legitimacy?
Source: The Critique By Professor Jovana Davidovic (University of Iowa) September 13, 2016 This article is part of The Critique’s September/October 2016 Issue “The Bright Continent: Illuminating The Challenges, Opportunities & Promises Of A […]
Saturday، 10 June، 2017The International Criminal Court’s Africa problem
Source: Al Jazeera At the beginning of 2013, all cases launched so far by the ICC involve Africans, throwing into question the court’s “international” nature. African political leaders widely believe that the the International Criminal […]
Saturday، 10 June، 2017HRW Letter to NATO Members on civilian protection in Afghanistan
Source : Human Rights Watch Dear NATO Members, At last year’s NATO Summit in Warsaw, member states endorsed a new policy on the protection of civilians. This policy came at a crucial time, […]
Tuesday، 6 June، 201750th Anniversary of Israel’s Military Occupation of Palestine
Position of Human Rights Organizations on the 50th Anniversary of Israel’s Military Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip On the 50th anniversary of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and […]
Tuesday، 6 June، 2017Will the ICC Launch a Full Investigation in Afghanistan?
Source: Lawfare By David Bosco Monday, May 8, 2017, 11:10 AM In mid-November, International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced that her office would make a decision “in the very near future” on whether to […]
Thursday، 1 June، 2017The ICC’s Afghanistan Investigation: The Missing Option – Will Americans be charged?
Source: Law Fare Blog By Luis Moreno Ocampo Monday, April 24, 2017, 8:30 AM In a February Lawfare post, David Bosco analyzed the different possible US responses to the pending decision of the International Criminal […]
Tuesday، 30 May، 2017Justice in Conflict: The Effects of the International Criminal Court’s Interventions on Ending Wars and Building Peace
Building on theoretical and analytical insights from the fields of conflict and peace studies, conflict resolution, and negotiation theory, the book develops a novel analytical framework to study the Court’s effects on peace, justice, and conflict processes.
Tuesday، 23 May، 2017
