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Le monde réagira-t-il à une possible agression de la République démocratique du Congo par le Rwanda?

La communauté internationale devrait répondre avec urgence à l'agression potentielle par le Rwanda envers la RDC.
Men in military uniforms escort a truck through an area controlled by the M23 armed group.

Will the World Respond to Potential Rwandan Aggression Against the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

The international community should respond to potential Rwandan aggression against the Democratic Republic of Congo with urgency.
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On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a Call to Better Support Them

"It is too often lost in the fight against torture that much of the work is rooted in hope. Hope is a powerful change agent, and in the simplest terms, it is what the U.N. Voluntary…
The building of the International Criminal Court in The Hague in 2019. (Photo by OSeveno via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons license)

US Cooperation with the ICC to Investigate and Prosecute Atrocities in Ukraine: Possibilities and Challenges

The start of a series examining the current legal regime, new legislation, points of consensus, and related Court doctrines and policies.
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The Brussels Declaration: Russian International and Human Rights Lawyers’ Statement on Accountability

A statement by Russian lawyers, scholars and advocates. "They strongly hope that their unified voice will be heard."
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Could the Nova Kakhovka Dam Destruction Become the ICC’s First Environmental Crimes Case?

The Nova Kakhovka Dam destruction, already labelled an act of “ecocide” by some, will undoubtedly reinforce calls for the ICC to focus more on environmental crimes and further…
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Progress, Resistance, and Silence on Gender Justice in the Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty

Gender must be “on the table” throughout the discussion and eventual negotiation of a treaty on crimes against humanity, and everywhere that States seek to prevent or punish…
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The ICC’s 2022 Gender Persecution Policy in Context: An Important Next Step Forward

"Including the crime of gender persecution within the Rome Statute constitutes a significant step in the development of international criminal law related to the investigation…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a speech at the World Forum in The Hague, on May 4, 2023, as part of his first visit in Netherlands. He stands in brown clothing behind a lectern and a wall that both display the words in yellow "No Peace without Justice for Ukraine" against a blue background.

The Lithuanian Case for an International Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine

Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Justice writes about the U.S. approach to creating a tribunal compared to the model supported by Lithuania and others.
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Gender Persecution: Why Labels Matter

"If we do not specifically identify and condemn the discriminatory drivers of crimes, what hope do we have of dismantling them as part of our quest for an atrocity-free, more peaceful…
Women stand and hold protest signs in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Dusting Off the Law Books on the Crime of Gender Persecution

"Now is the time to dust off the law books on the crime of gender persecution and bring justice to survivors and victims who have never in history received full recognition."
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The U.N. Process for a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Has Finally Started. Will It Account for Persons with Disabilities?

The Sixth Committee’s review of a proposed CAH treaty is a critical opportunity to ensure that persons with disabilities are not left behind.
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