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A Test for the US Posture on the Int’l Criminal Court: “Safe Harbor” Licenses?
A US willingness to consider mitigation will signal the true intent of sanctions against the ICC prosecutor and a division director.
Why Them? On the U.S. Sanctions Against Int’l Criminal Court Officials
What messages is the United States sending by targeting Fatou Bensouda and Phakiso Mochochoko in particular?
The Int’l Criminal Court Executive Order: Global Reactions Compiled
With the Trump administration poised to issue sanctions under its new executive order aimed at the ICC, Beth Van Schaack gathers key global reactions to the order and identifies…
Anniversary of Genocidal Attacks on Rohingya Reminds Us They Are Still at Risk
"We come together as a Rohingya woman and a descendant of Holocaust survivors to reckon with the unconscionable crimes the Rohingya community has faced, and affirm the obligations…
Border Justice in the Age of Pandemic
"As the dynamics of closure continue, we should push ever more strongly to build a legal and political agenda against violence and discrimination at our borders. The new agenda…
The Cost of Resilience: The Roots and Impacts of the Beirut Blast
The Aug. 4 explosion at the Beirut port is not the cause of catastrophe in Lebanon, it is the result. To understand its causes and impacts, we must look to what came before, including…
Special Tribunal for Lebanon is Set to Issue Historic Ruling on the Assassination of PM Hariri
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon will release its long-awaited judgment in the case involving the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. The verdict, set to…
Exploring Some Limitations to the ICC’s Ability to Charge US Officials with Contempt
"One potential method by which to explore the possibility of disincentivizing measures by non-member states to frustrate the institutional independence of the ICC is to consider…
Leveraging International Justice for Lasting Peace in Myanmar
"The international community clearly has a political role to play, but a closer examination of how international accountability relates to domestic political dynamics is also critical,…
Implications of the Myanmar ICJ and ICC Cases for Non-Rohingya Minorities
(Editors Note: This article is the fourth and final piece of a special Just Security forum on the ongoing Gambia v. Myanmar litigation at the International Court of Justice and…
Can the International Criminal Court Hold the Trump Administration in Contempt?
On June 11, President Donald Trump issued an executive order authorizing the imposition of sanctions targeting International Criminal Court officials. This article assesses the…
U.S. and Multilateral Policy Options to Address Abuses Against Uyghurs in Xinjiang
(Editor’s Note: This is the second of two articles discussing human rights violations against China’s Uyghur population. The first article, by Lisa Reinsberg, discusses the…