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27 Feb Security Council Refers the Situation in Libya to the ICC
notes — that the United States has openly supported; the U.S. abstained from the vote to refer the situation in Darfur. It will be interesting to see what critics of the ICC say about the referral. Conservatives in the U.S. like to complain that ICC investigations undermine peace negotiations and provide dictators with an incentive not to relinquish power; our own Julian has argued precisely that with regard to Darfur. Will they take the same position regarding Libya? And what about the African and Arab states that have so assiduously...17 Aug This Is Why People Think the ICC Is Unfairly Targeting Africa
Snapshot of two days in the life of the ICC. On Tuesday, the ICC issued a new arrest warrant in the Libya situation — for Mahmoud al-Werfalli, a commander in the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA), which defected from the Libyan army during the revolution and is currently vying for power with the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). The arrest warrant represents a new phase in the ICC’s completely unsuccessful investigation in Libya, as it is the first to focus on events that happened after the revolution. There is...16 Apr Bensouda on Palestinian Ratification of the Rome Statute
on to say that, now that the UN General Assembly had made its determination that Palestine is a state, “the ball is now in the court of Palestine”, “Palestine has to come back” and “we are waiting for them”. While she said, unsurprisingly, that any new application would have to be considered, there was no ambiguity or suspense as to the result of the requisite consideration. It was clear that, in her eyes, ICC membership for the State of Palestine was Palestine’s for the asking. There was even a hint...
01 Aug Symposium on Unbroken Bond: Tracing the Ties Between African and Palestinian Anti-Colonial Struggles – African Media Silence: Complicity in the Oppression of Sudan and Palestine
...on the silence of the ICC on the Sudan war. Media Reporting on the Israel-Palestine War For this conflict, I have chosen three major events which include: 7 October 2023 Hamas attack and Israel retaliation The South Africa ICJ case against Israel The ICC seeking arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leader 7 October 2023: Hamas Attack and Israel Retaliation Country News Reported Reporter Reported/Not Reported Kenya Citizen TV Reported KTN News Reported NTV Kenya Reported South Africa News24 Reported SABC News Reported Daily Maverick Not...
16 Feb Prosecuting Wagner Group War Crimes at the International Criminal Court? A Procedural Perspective
...to remain in country under witness protection auspices; the ICC itself has very little ability or capacity to safeguard Salikov on its own. The threat to Salikov’s life also means that the ICC must work quickly to preserve its interviews and testimony so that these can be used in later proceedings even if Salikov later becomes unavailable. Conclusion: The ICC has a Historic Opportunity to Advance the Ukraine Investigation and Bring Justice for Wagner Group War Crimes Elsewhere For years the world has watched in horror as the Wagner Group...10 Feb Opposition to the ICC Equals Condoning Genocide?
aspect of her article is Power’s obvious contempt for the Bush Administration, which undercuts her otherwise very persuasive piece. In a very unfair (but effective) phrase, she accuses the Bush Administration of not being able to decide whether it dislikes “genocide” more than the ICC. This is unfair because she is equating opposition to the ICC with condoning genocide. The ICC may be great, but surely Power must concede there are some reasonable objections to the ICC and that one can still want to prosecute genocide while still opposing the...
08 Apr ICC Prosecutor Symposium: The Chief Prosecutor: Diplomat, Politician, Leader, Manager, and Lawyer
...Prosecutor do to improve the ICC’s investigation techniques? Bring on experienced investigators who are following a realistic, well thought out, and politically sensitive investigation. 6. Should the next Prosecutor address the Africa-ICC relationship? If so, how? Traveling the continent seeking perspectives and views on how the ICC and Africa can work together. Showing respect and interest in a mutually supported plan for justice with a focus on regional efforts would go a long way to repair a shattered relationship. 7. How do we assess the Prosecutor’s performance? In an annual...29 Oct A Dissenting Opinion on the ICC and Burundi
a legal duty to cooperate with the Court’s inquiry even after the State Party has left the Court, and (2) the State Party’s departure cannot prejudice the Court’s “consideration of any matter” that was already underway before departure. The “Court” in the Rome Statute refers to the entire ICC, including the Prosecutor, and not just the judges. I disagree. There is no question that “the Court” sometimes refers to “the entire ICC,” such as when the Rome Statute is referring generically to the ICC’s location or international legal personality. Indeed,...
12 Mar Bim, Bam, Bem-Boom!
control of the assets following their seizure, as demonstrated by the ability of Chambers to order, for example, the partial unfreezing of Mr. Bemba’s assets when deemed necessary. This was consistent with the understanding of the States, and the cooperation between them and the ICC. The responsibility assumed by the ICC for the frozen assets reflects international practice; it is the issuing party and not the state on whose territory the assets are found that is liable and responsible for their preservation. 141. Internal ICC documents also demonstrate that the...18 Jun Mark Kersten’s New Book on the ICC
framework to study the Court’s effects on peace, justice, and conflict processes. This framework is applied to two cases: Libya and northern Uganda. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, the core of the book examines the empirical effects of the ICC on each case. The book also examines why the ICC has the effects that it does, delineating the relationship between the interests of states that refer situations to the Court and the ICC’s institutional interests, arguing that the negotiation of these interests determines which side of a conflict the ICC targets...