Opinion

On 15 February 2018, the International Criminal Court (ICC) hosted the launch of the Coalition for the ICC’s commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute – the Court’s founding treaty– with an...

By Susan Kendi Jacob Zuma’s unceremonious exit from power and the lingering stench of his administration could herald a new dawn in relations between South Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC)....

Award-winning journalist and author Tjitske Lingsma has closely followed events at the International Criminal Court as it took on cases in Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic,...

By Luis Moreno Ocampo   For more than 30 years, I have been investigating people with political, military or financial power and I learned that I had to be prepared...

By Terry Jeff Odhiambo Gambia stands as a testament to the glacial progress Africa is making in the sphere of human rights. With the country on the mend and efforts...

By Thomas Verfuss After his tenure as chief prosecutor of the ICC, Luis Moreno Ocampo tried to provide an “honourable exit” to Uhuru Kenyatta from his case in The Hague....

By Thomas Verfuss Ambassadors and other diplomats, civil society/NGO representatives and journalists converged in the brand new Netherlands Foreign Ministry building next to The Hague Central Station on Monday for an...

“Until now there was no guide for victims participating in proceedings before international courts,” said Judge Ivana Hrdličková, President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), during a book presentation...

 “Until now there was no guide for victims participating in proceedings before international courts,” said Judge Ivana Hrdličková, President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), during a book presentation...

By Kafia Omar At his inauguration ceremony recently, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni stated the ICC was “a bunch of useless people.” Among the dignitaries present was Sudan’s President Omar-al Bashir,...