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Karim Khan’s exit deals another blow to the troubled ICC
Although Prosecutor Karim Khan’s leave of absence from his duties at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been prompted by the investigation of sexual misconduct allegations levelled against him by...
Read moreDetailsDilemma of ICC-wanted Netanyahu’s visit high on the agenda of new leadership in Germany
As the new administration prepares to assume office after the election of the new chancellor, stakeholders of international law and justice will be watching to see how the Federal Republic...
Read moreDetailsICC issues landmark policy to tackle slavery crimes
In acknowledgement of the need to address increasing cases of slavery crimes, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched a new policy to guide it in investigating and prosecuting enslavement...
Read moreDetailsICC Prosecutor requests official investigation of sexual harassment claims against him
International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan has asked the court’s official watchdog to investigate sexual harassment allegations targeting him since May 2024. “I have today notified the Presidency of...
Read moreDetailsPressure mounts on the ICC
When state members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) were looking for a new leader of the office of the prosecutor four years ago, their initial list of candidates failed to inspire...
Read moreDetailsICC to deliver verdict in Al Hassan case
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, deliver its verdict in the case of Malian national Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz, who is accused of war...
Read moreDetailsICC and UNSC Must Do More for Sudan’s Mass Atrocity Victims
On 24 January 2024, the Africans for the Horn of Africa Initiative (Af4HA), a coalition of African civil society organisations committed to working collectively on the crises in the Horn...
Read moreDetailsWhat next for the victims as ICC closes Kenyan investigation?
“If we are true to the promise that every life matters, we need to find a way to grip and to tackle and to be relevant to people that are...
Read moreDetailsASP 2023 should address handling of seized assets
As delegates meet in New York for the ongoing 22nd session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court...
Read moreDetailsICC Concludes Charge Confirmation Hearing in Mokom Case
On 24 August 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) concluded the Confirmation of Charges Hearing in the case of Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka, the alleged Central African Republic (CAR)...
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