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25 Mar Uniting for Justice: Group Referrals to the International Criminal Court
referred the Situation in Ukraine to the ICC Prosecutor, who decided to immediately proceed with active investigations. Lithuania also made a separate referral. On 11 March, Japan and North Macedonia joined the collective referral, bringing the total number of referring States to 41. Referrals from the 41 ICC States Parties is the second occasion in the Court’s practice when the situation has been referred to the ICC by a group of states. The first such referral took place in 2018 when six ICC States Parties referred the situation in Venezuela....13 Dec Is the ICC Prosecutor Ignoring Sexual Violence in the DRC?
As I have noted before, human-rights groups have consistently and justifiably criticized the ICTR for failing to take seriously the systematic sexual violence committed against women during the 1994 genocide. Similar criticisms are now being leveled at the ICC regarding its investigation of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Congolese activists have launched an appeal at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute those in their country who use rape as a weapon of war. “Why does the ICC judge (militia chief) Thomas Lubanga for enrolment of child...
19 Jan Vetting for High Moral Character and ICC Prosecutorial Elections
Every nine-years a new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is selected. The 2021/2020 ICC prosecutorial elections saw the appointment of the ICC’s third prosecutor and an unprecedented discussion about the high moral character requirement. Common sense and article 42(3) of the Rome Statute require the prosecutor and deputies to be persons of high moral character, yet this election cycle marked the first time civil society action and the allegations of harassment and other forms of workplace misconduct catapulted the requirement, (and how it can to be assessed) to...
03 Jul The ICC’s Troubled Track Record on Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes Continues: The Yekatom & Ngaïssona Case (Part 2)
[Rosemary Grey is a University of Sydney (Australia) Postdoctoral Fellow, based in the Sydney Law School & Sydney Centre for International Law. Valerie Oosterveld is a Professor at Western Law (Canada) and a member of the Canadian Partnership for International Justice and Rebecca Orsini is a second-year law student at Western Law (Canada) and a graduate of the University of Toronto.] Part 1 of this post discussed recent cases – in particular, Yekatom & Ngaïssona – involving International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution requests to add or modify sexual violence charges...
15 Feb Spirituality and Duress: Local Culture Beliefs at the International Criminal Court
[Dr. Sigurd D’hondt is an Associate Professor at the Department of Language and Communication Studies, University of Jyväskylä (Finland). Dr. Juan-Pablo Peréz-León-Acevedo and Dr. Fabio Ferraz-de-Almeida are researchers associated with the project reported on here, and Elena Barrett is a PhD candidate at the department.] Introduction On 4 February 2021, Trial Chamber IX (TC-IX) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted Dominic Ongwen of 61 charges corresponding to crimes against humanity and war crimes, by far the largest number in the ICC’s history. On 6 May 2021, he was sentenced...09 Sep More Evidence that the ICC and Peace in Darfur Don’t Mix
...the ICC and its desire to show its value. All these seperate parties acting independently of one another are confusing the situation and making "peace" even more elusive than were they to act together. It is, at least, clear in my mind that the state parties (and in this case) especially EU member states should come together to formulate a single agenda that they should take to the UN. The UN should then, in consultation with ICC make clear its strategy and policy goal to ICC so at least it...22 Apr OPCD Report on Gaddafi’s Situation in Libya
yet offers a number of useful tidbits of information about Saif’s attitude toward the ICC: 33. [Redacted]. The details of ICC proceedings therefore appeared irrelevant to him, as his primary concern is his security in Libya. He would, however, prefer to be under the custody of the ICC in The Hague, rather than being detained in the current conditions, or transferred to Tripoli. 34. It is not correct that he informed the Libyan authorities that he did not wish to meet with any officials from the ICC. 35. Mr. Gaddafi...26 Feb The Perils of Reducing International Lawyers to Their Nationality: A Response to Vamos-Goldman
its negative implications when the same Boris Johnson government had a national competing for perhaps the most important and visible international criminal justice position in the world: Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). UK Barrister Karim Khan has now been elected. The result is that the states parties to the ICC have rewarded a country that is undermining international justice. And some of the other players in the international community let it happen, without raising their voices. There is no question the UK is pleased the next Prosecutor will...22 Feb Uganda and LRA Agree to Domestic War Crimes Court
...to be subjected to DDR, demobilization, disarmament, and then reintegrate, that would mean that they would come out of the bush and come to Uganda, and then Uganda will now be in the position to get them. And we will have no problem in subjecting them through our judicial system. ICC was created to fight impunity, and therefore the High Court of Uganda can exactly do that,” she said. But Uganda cannot recall its original referral. The decision to withdraw the ICC arrest warrants is for the ICC, not Uganda....
05 Nov Managing Expectations of Victims and Sustaining Community Outreach
Transitional Justice Policy) that elaborately provides for reparations. Given the importance of this case for the situation in northern Uganda, ICC outreach is vital, and it should be a continuous element throughout the reparations process. Outreach should continue until the end of the reparations process. Ugandan Government The Government of Uganda, ICC staff, and their civil society partners can play a role in creating awareness about several matters that remain unclear for the citizens of Uganda. Therefore, public involvement is crucial to transitional goals. Though ICC reparations are important, the...