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02 Jul FP Passport’s Poor Reporting on the ICC (Edited)
I expect sloppy reporting from the traditional media, but not from the normally excellent FP Passport. So I was surprised to read the following in a post by Michael Wilkerson implying that the ICC has accomplished almost nothing: But with so much scorn and a suspect arrested for only one of its outstanding warrants — former Congo rebel commander Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo — the ICC needs help if it is to accomplish its mission of discouraging impunity…. To preserve the ICC’s relevance, the trial of Gombo will need to go...04 Apr Palestine and the Assembly of States Parties
...Secretary General acts as the depositary. The Vienna formula states are obviously a subset of "all states". Rep Ileana Ros-Lehtinen threatened to put a hold on funding for any UN organ or agency that granted Palestine rights reserved for a state or that upgraded Palestine's observer status. Israel refused to transfer funds owed to Palestine too. I don't see any reason why Palestine should take on the additional burden of paying assessments as a full member of the ICC when an article 12(3) declaration should be sufficient for an acknowledged...11 Feb Another Temptation for the ICC: Israel and Gaza
that the Palestinan Authority is capable of accepting ICC jurisdiction since it is doubtful that it is a state or that it has sovereignty over Gaza, or both. Indeed, the status of Palestine is one of the main subjects of dispute between Israel and the Palestinians, and it doesn’t seem obviously helpful for the ICC to decide this question at this point. And intervening will hardly calm fears about the ICC’s aggressive interpretation of its jurisdiction, especially over nationals of states that are not parties to the ICC. It is...08 Aug Has Colombia Self-Referred to the ICC?
..."suit" against Chavez in the ICC for quite some time now to meet domestic political concerns. Instead of being loud within the ICC, Colombia should attempt to go completely unnoticed. After all, our art. 17 discussion is not a discussion that Colombia wants to see discussed by real judges... These efforts are a huge mistake by the Colombian government for the exact same reason which you point out, Kevin. If they keep trying to retaliate against an old political enemy with the ICC as their weapon, they might just end...15 Jun Why I Think the Detained ICC Personnel Are Entitled to Diplomatic Immunity
she was acting anything but professionally in her dealings with Saif. That said, I was struck by the following paragraphs in a recent (and excellent) post on the Atlantic website by my Wronging Rights friends, Amanda Taub and Kate Cronin-Furman: The reason established governments wouldn’t do anything like this is that Taylor and her colleagues were in Libya on official ICC business and are therefore entitled to diplomatic immunity. Regardless of what the Libyans claim the ICC staff members did — and regardless even of whether they actually engaged in...28 Apr Bellinger Says U.S. Accepts the “Reality” of the International Criminal Court. So What?
consensus developing in the U.S. on how to deal with the ICC, driven by principle but also simple politics. The chances of an ICC ratification in this or any future Senate is hard to imagine in the next few years. The chance of the ICC withering away is also zero. So there must be an accommodation of the ICC by the U.S. and an accommodation of the U.S. by the ICC. When they can work together, as in Darfur, they should do so. Grumbling by Bolton or by Human Rights...25 Aug Emerging Voices: Is the International Community Ready for a “Duty to End Impunity”?
...following a blatant lack of cooperation from Sudan and a lack of support from the Security Council for the work of the ICC, despite the fact that the situation was initially referred to the Court by the Security Council. The ICC Prosecutor as well as the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II recently pointed out the lack of willingness from the Security Council to play its part by imposing measures on UN Member States for their failure to comply with Resolution 1593 (2005) requesting cooperation with the ICC. This lack of cooperation...20 Jun Foreign Minister Bob Carr Goes Shopping in the Department of Bad Ideas
do their jobs -- represent unpopular clients. If the ICC accepts his "solution," the Court will never again be able to operate in a hostile country. As for LMO and the ICC's muted reaction, I couldn't agree wit you more. It's shameful. Jane Kevin, Things will have to change by the ICC after the release of Melinda. In my opinion, the double role of Melinda (employee of the ICC and appointed co-counsel of Saif) triggered this crisis. Do you really think that OPCD and OPCV can carry out theses two...07 Dec Can the ICC Investigate Crimes in South Sudan?
year in Kordofan, Nuba Mountains, Blue Nile state and South Sudan.” Internets, help us figure out what’s going on here. How can the ICC be investigating these events? To review: There are three paths to an ICC case. The first is a referral of a situation by an involved state. The second is Security Council authorization. The third is that the Office of the Prosecutor can initiate its own investigation, but only into alleged events either (1) occurring on the territory of a state that’s accepted the ICC’s jurisdiction, or...01 Mar Guest Post: The Mirage of Hybrid Justice in Africa?
between the AU and the ICC, individual African states have learned to skillfully manipulate the ICC to their advantage. By outsourcing sensitive cases to The Hague while trying minor perpetrators before domestic courts, the governments of the DRC, Uganda, Kenya and Cote d’Ivoire have all, to different degrees, used the ICC’s interventions to bolster their domestic standing. Due to the ICC’s limited enforcement powers, it is relatively easy for states to project an image of compliance where cooperation is convenient, and obstruct the ICC’s investigations where national or regional interests...