Month: April 2016

Kenya's government continues to make frantic efforts to lead a mass pullout of African states from the Rome Statute because of cases facing its citizens at the International Criminal Court. ...

By Judge Eboe-Osuji The call from the AU makes it necessary to explain as follows. The termination of this case, without prejudice, is not at all in heed to the ...

Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, Regarding Trial Chamber's decision to vacate Messrs William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang case without prejudice to their ...

 By Judge Eboe-Osuji They centrally concern the unfortunate perception that Africa had become the only region in which the ICC feels free to exercise its jurisdiction, riding roughshod over the ...

 By Judge Eboe-Osuji As a new institution conceived and operated by human beings, there will always be room for improvement at the Court. African leaders can play their rightful part ...

With respect, it is, in my view, a mistaken understanding to say that customary international law recognises any such immunity for anyone before an international court in the exercise of ...

The Presidency of the International Criminal Court (ICC) approved the prosecution of Mr Germain Katanga by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at the request of the DRC authorities. ...

 Thomas Kwoyelo had been initially granted amnesty. The Supreme Court of Uganda has re-instated criminal proceedings against Thomas Kwoyelo, a former mid-level commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The ...

Djibouti has expelled a team of journalists and news producers ahead of presidential elections scheduled for April 8, says Commission for Protection of Journalists(CPJ). Police detained the group after they ...

Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, Regarding Trial Chamber's decision to vacate Messrs William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang case without prejudice to their ...