Why I Think the Detained ICC Personnel Are Entitled to Diplomatic Immunity

It will not come as a surprise to regular readers that I am appalled by Libya’s detention of Melinda Taylor, a lawyer with the ICC’s Office of Public Counsel for the Defence, and her translator.  There is no evidence that Taylor has done anything wrong; indeed, as Mark Kersten notes, it seems eminently possible that her detention is simply a … Continue reading Why I Think the Detained ICC Personnel Are Entitled to Diplomatic Immunity