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Is the ICC Racist?
Is the ICC selective? Yes. Is the ICC racist? No. (Cartoon: Cartoon Movement) I was tempted to answer the above question in JiC’s first-ever one-word post: “No.” However, in the past few weeks a number...
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Peacekeeping and International Criminal Law: The Abduction of 50 Peacekeepers...
UNAMID soldiers in Darfur (AFP) According to several news agencies the Darfurian rebel group Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) has taken about 50 peacekeepers of the joint UN/AU Mission UNAMID...
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The Habré Case at the International Court of Justice – Belgium versus Senegal
Former Chadian President Habré leaving the Court of Appeal in Dakar after attending a hearing in 2005 (Recup Seyllou, AFP) A couple of months back I wrote a post on the efforts of international and...
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Hunting Kony – An Update on the US Deployment in Central Africa
US and Ugandan troops in formation during a training exercise In May 2010, the United States Government started officially taking more interest in the Lord’s Resistance Army conflict that had ravaged...
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Beyond Famous – Invisible Children’s Follow-up to Kony2012
Invisible Children aired Kony2012 Part II today (Logo: Invisible Children) One month ago the US based organisation Invisible Children published their Kony 2012 video, campaigning for the arrest of...
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Playing to Lose: A Game of Hide-and-Seek with Kony
US special forces with Uganda troops in Obo, Central African Republic, where they are advising the UPDF in its efforts to hunt Kony. (Photo: Ben Curtis/AP) In the game of hide-and-seek, having a...
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Does the ICC Need to Reconcile with Africa? Bensouda Comes Out Swinging
Photo: BBC Fatou Bensouda, incoming Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, has put threatening war criminals and defiant states on notice. In several recent public statements she has...
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Changing of the Guard: Bensouda In, Ocampo Out
Former Nuremberg Tribunal Prosecutor, Ben Ferencz and new ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda (Photo: CICC/Solal Gaillard) Fatou Bensouda has officially replaced Luis Moreno-Ocampo (who is off to FIFA!) as...
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Will the African Union and ICC Mend Fences? New leadership, less bad blood
The African Union summit, held this past week in Ethiopia, could have important implications for the ICC’s relationship with African states. Despite such strong support among African states in the Rome...
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The ICC in Mali: Just Another ICC Intervention in Africa?
A Malian refugee in Southern Mauritania (Photo: Abdelhak Senna / AFP – Getty Images) So there you have it: the first investigation opened by Fatou Bensouda, the ICC’s new Chief Prosecutor, will be in...
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Africa and the ICC: Some Unsolicited Advice
(Photo: VOA News) Allegations that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is biased against Africa aren’t going away. On the contrary, in the wake of the victory of Uhuru Kenyatta in Kenya’s recent...
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Backing the ICC: Why Botswana Stands Alone Amongst AU States
In the midst of the recent rancour and controversy in the relationship between African Union (AU) member states and the International Criminal Court (ICC), it was all too easy to forget that one state...
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On the Eve of the AU Summit: How the ICC Is Being Defended
As African leaders publicly question their support for the International Criminal Court, a wide range of ICC supporters have rallied to its defense. Peter Dixon and Chris Tenove examine the allies and...
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Kenya and the ICC: Coming to a Head?
(Photo: ICC) Starting this week, member-states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will gather in The Hague for the ICC’s yearly Assembly of States Parties (ASP) conference. This meeting of...
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What Gives? African Union Head of State Immunity
(Photo: AU) Last week, the African Union (AU) voted to grant immunity from prosecution to all African Heads of State and “senior officials” at the African Court of Justice and Human Rights....
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Silver Linings: Bashir’s Visit to South Africa and its Implications for the ICC
There has been much speculation over the controversial trip by Sudan’s President, Omar al-Bashir to South Africa this week and its implications for the International Criminal Court (ICC). Here are some...
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Bashir in South Africa: Defeat, Victory or Both for International Criminal...
JiC is thrilled to welcome Kurt Mills for this guest-post on the implications of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s visit to South Africa. Kurt is a Senior Lecturer in International Human Rights at...
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The Africa-ICC Relationship – More and Less than Meets the Eye (Part 1)
(Cartoon: The Economist) There is no point denying it. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has a problem with its relationship with African states. Well over a decade into its existence, the ICC has...
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The Africa-ICC Relationship – More and Less than Meets the Eye (Part 2)
(Illustration: Dave Simonds / The Economist) The International Criminal Court (ICC) has an ‘Africa problem’. The Court is widely perceived as a Western, neo-colonial institution that unfairly targets...
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Justice, But Only For Some: The Trial of Hissène Habré
Kelly-Jo Bluen joins JiC for this critical take on the trial of Hissène Habré and the need to pursue justice for all parties responsible for atrocities in Chad. Kelly-Jo is the project leader for...
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