Tag: ICC

Closure for Colombia, New Scrutiny for Venezuela: ICC Investigations in Latin America (Naomi Roht-Arriaza, Just Security)

The new chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) recently made his first official trip to Colombia and Venezuela. During the visit to...

Myanmar’s exile government signs up to ICC prosecutions (Adam Simpson, East Asia Forum)

A recent decision by Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) may offer a path to justice for the victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity...

Israel/Palestine/ICC – This time, the International Criminal Court is watching. Despite attacks against the ICC, the court is proceeding with its investigation of war...

A Palestinian flag flies next to the ruins of houses destroyed by Israeli air strikes during the recent Israeli assault on Gaza on May...

Sudan/Darfur/ICC – ICC hears first war crimes case from Sudan’s Darfur conflict (Al Jazeera)

Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman faces 31 charges, including persecution, murder, torture and rape. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/24/icc-hears-first-war-crimes-case-from-sudans-darfur-conflict

ICC/Israel – The ICC Attempts to Place Israel on a Par with Terror Armies (BESA Center)

Yaakov Lappin The ICC Prosecutor’s investigation of Israel will get underway in the next few months. The Court’s decision to grant itself jurisdiction in Gaza...

(Israel/ICC) Getting the Facts Straight on Palestinian Fatalities in the 2014 Hamas-Israel Confrontation (BESA Center)

Hillel Frisch The possible ICC probe into Israel’s behavior in Gaza will likely renew interest in the 2014 Hamas-Israel confrontation. There is much evidence to...

(Israel/ICC) Should Israel Cooperate with the ICC? (BESA Center)

Anne Herzberg The March 3, 2021 decision of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to open a full investigation of the “Situation in Palestine”...

(USA/ICC) Biden and the ICC: Partial cooperation, selective justice (Al Jazeera)

How will the new administration of President Joe Biden approach the ICC? Mark Kersten https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/5/biden-and-the-icc-partial-cooperation-selective-justice

(ICC/Israel) The ICC’s Decision to Investigate Israel Is Baseless but Dangerous (BESA Center)

Eytan Gilboa https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/the-iccs-decision-to-investigate-israel-is-baseless-but-dangerous/

(ICC/Israel/Palestine) The International Criminal Court’s Flawed Decision to Recognize ICC Jurisdiction over the Territories (JCPA)

Alan Baker https://jcpa.org/the-international-criminal-courts-flawed-decision-to-recognize-icc-jurisdiction-over-the-territories/

(Central African Republic/ICC) Mahamat Said Abdel Kani: CAR hands war crimes suspect to ICC (Al Jazeera)

ICC arrests alleged commander of Seleka militia on charges of war crimes committed during violence in Bangui in 2013. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/25/mahamat-said-abdel-kani-car-hands-war-crimes-suspect-to-icc

ICC/ISRAEL/PALESTINE – The Palestinian case at the ICC is legal, not political (Raji Sourani, Al Jazeera)

It took International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda five years to conclude her preliminary examination of the situation in Palestine, which found “a...