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The ICC Prosecutor should Reject Judges’ Decision in Mavi Marmara
The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established 13 years ago to prosecute, in the words of the Court’s Preamble, “the most serious crimes of concern to the international…
U.S. Policy on the ICC Crime of Aggression Announced
At the Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law earlier this month, Professor Michael J. Matheson of George Washington University Law School chaired a fascinating…
Palestine Becomes Full Member of Int’l Crim Court, What’s Next? A Reader’s Guide
On April 1, Palestine becomes the 123rd full member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the statute now enters into force. Many commentators have speculated whether Palestine…
How an ICC Investigation into Israel Would Cause a Cut Off in US Aid to Palestine
Israel and the United States have condemned Palestine’s decision to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) and also grant the Court jurisdiction retroactive to June 2014,…
Salvadoran General Deemed Deportable In the Absence of Criminal Charges
UPDATE: Former Defense Minister of El Salvador, Vides Casanova, has been detained pending extradition. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) ruled last week that General Carlos…
The Establishment of the International Criminal Tribunal for Palestine (Part II)
I ended Part I of this series yesterday by arguing that the Palestinians’ dualistic bid to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) amounts to lawfare, in that they are not…
The Establishment of the International Criminal Tribunal for Palestine (Part I)
The new “Palestinian ICC bid” is barely two weeks old and already in full throttle, with the international legal and political commentators split between the traditional camps…
Response to My Friend Luis Moreno Ocampo on the International Criminal Court and the Palestinian Situation
[Editor’s Note from Ryan Goodman: Starting with an excellent post by Professor David Luban on Palestine’s bid to join the International Criminal Court, Just Security published…
Ongwen Onward to the Hague: Lord’s Resistance Army Commander to Face Justice
Media are reporting that Dominic Ongwen, the Joseph Kony deputy who defected last week from the Lord’s Resistance Army, will be transferred to the International Criminal Court…
Palestine’s Two Cards: A Commitment to Legality and an Invitation to Stop Crimes
Two steps recently taken by Palestine could be a game changer for a seemingly intractable problem. I will argue that these decisions should not be construed as an assault on Israel.…
Letter to the Editor from former Legal Adviser to Palestine’s Mission to the United Nations
Below, reader Yousef N. Zeidan replies to Robert Howse’s Palestine and the ICC: Law and Rhetoric, and to an exchange of letters between reader Jonathan Somer and Howse.…
Howse Reply to Letter to the Editor
Below, Robert Howse replies to a letter to the editor from reader Jonathan Somer, referencing Howse’s post, Palestine and the ICC: Law and Rhetoric. In his letter to the…