The ICC
Pre-trial chamber ordered to explain rejection of Mokom counsel
The International Criminal Court’s Pre-Trial Chamber II has been sent back to the drawing board to revisit its decision rejecting the appointment of a defence counsel picked for Central African...
Read moreDetailsReview of the ICC – A good start but still a bumpy ride ahead
By Paul van den IJssel in The Hague “Because we care about the fight against impunity for international crimes, because we care about justice to victims, we want to strengthen...
Read moreDetailsFailed promises: No lessons learnt as still no journalists from situation countries at ICC trials
By Thomas Verfuss in The Hague This summer the 20th anniversary of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is the occasion for many congresses, exhibitions and publications, in The Hague and...
Read moreDetails20 years of gender justice at the ICC – a call for optimism and persistence
By Melinda Reed The gender justice provisions of the Rome Statute remain the most progressive of any international criminal law treaty. This piece offers an overview of the positive developments...
Read moreDetails20 years of the ICC: The hopes, the disappointments, the future
In 1998, an idea that had been in the making for about 50 years suddenly became reality when 120 states adopted the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court at...
Read moreDetailsJudge to decide Gicheru’s fate after parties conclude case
The case against Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru drew closer to its conclusion, with both the prosecution and the defence presenting their final statements at the International Criminal Court on June...
Read moreDetailsFrom Kyiv to Kabul and Darfur: Challenges of reporting justice and human rights
“My hands were shaking. We were all scared. We were working in an adrenaline rush… But now we are just exhausted. It is difficult to work, hard to concentrate.” –...
Read moreDetailsGicheru to attend court session remotely
Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru will attend the session of the closing statements in his trial at the International Criminal Court via video link on June 27, 2022. Gicheru, through his lawyer Michael...
Read moreDetailsSaid Abdel Kani to remain in custody as Appeals Chamber rejects his plea for release
Central African Republic national Mahamat Said Abdel Kani will remain in custody in The Hague pending his trial after the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court confirmed a trial...
Read moreDetailsParties prepare to wind up Gicheru case
The Paul Gicheru case at the International Criminal Court is drawing to a close as the parties prepare to present their closing statements on June 27, 2022. In readiness for...
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