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Is Genocide Occurring in Ukraine? An Expert Explainer on Indicators and Assessments

Russia has committed atrocities in Ukraine, but policymakers should approach the issue of genocide with caution.

Apr. 6, 2022 Jonathan Leader Maynard

Чи відбувається геноцид в Україні? Пояснення експерта про індикатори й оцінки

"Протягом місяця з моменту офіційного відкриття Міжнародним кримінальним судом розслідування можливих…

Apr. 6, 2022 Jonathan Leader Maynard

Image: A Sudanese protester carries makeshift scales during a protest asking for the extradition of ousted former president Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court in the capital Khartoum on September 19, 2019. (Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP via Getty Images)

Why the ICC’s First Trial on Darfur is About More Than Securing Justice

Ali Kushayb's trial opens as the military reasserts its control over Sudan. Justice - and peace - will require holding perpetrators accountable, even those who are currently in…

Apr. 4, 2022 Emma DiNapoli and Mohammed Hassan

Image: The International Court of Justice (ICJ), principal judicial organ of the UN, holds public hearings (by video link) on the preliminary objections raised by Myanmar in the case concerning “Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide” (The Gambia v. Myanmar) at the Peace Palace in The Hague, from 21 to 28 February 2022. Sessions are held under the presidency of Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the Court. A wide view of the members of the Court on the opening day, including Ko Ko Hlaing, the representative of Myanmar's military junta, on the opening day of the hearings. Feb. 21, 2022. UN Photo/Frank van Beek

The People of Myanmar Need to Be Heard, Not Ostracized, on the International Stage

So far, U.N. bodies have boosted the legitimacy of the Myanmar junta (at the ICJ) or denied the Burmese people the right to be represented at all (at the Human Rights Council).…

Mar. 29, 2022 Rebecca Barber

Hijab Bans, Hindutva, and the Burden of Hindsight

The rising risk of genocide against Muslims in India requires a response from governments and media companies.

Mar. 28, 2022 Bina Nam

Image: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - MARCH 24: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (C), U.S. President Joe Biden (C-R) and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (R) looks on during a video call with Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, during a NATO summit on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, on March 24, 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. Heads of State and Government take part in the North Atlantic Council (NAC) Summit, where they will decide on the next steps to strengthen NATO's deterrence and defence. (Photo Denzel/Bundesregierung via Getty Images)

Does the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Require States to go to War with Russia?

In short: No. Here's how to understand what the R2P commitment does require in Ukraine and beyond.

Mar. 25, 2022 Rebecca Barber

Men dressed in suits sit around a large table with stacks of documents in front of each of them. Iona Nikitchenko and Aron Trainin (center, center left) during deliberations at the London Conference, 1945.

Как Советский Союз помог установить преступление агрессивной войны

"Что не всегда признается, так это жизненно важная роль, которую Россия, или, точнее, Советский Союз,…

Mar. 25, 2022 Francine Hirsch

The Leadership Clause in the Crime of Aggression and Its Customary International Law Status

(Ця стаття також доступна українською мовою тут.) Recent events in Ukraine have rekindled the interest to prosecute state leaders for the…

Mar. 17, 2022 Nikola Hajdin

Relatives of victims of the regime of former Gambia President Yahya Jammeh demonstrate in Banjul on April 17, 2018 demanding answers on the state of the investigation on the disappearance of their loved ones. They hold signs with photos of their loved ones and signs that read, "Feel our pains," No place for enforce disappearance in Gambia," and "Hear our cries."

From Truth to Justice in The Gambia

The Gambia can take another key step toward justice as the government considers how to implement recommendations from the truth and reconciliation commission.

Mar. 14, 2022 Reed Brody and Salieu Taal

How the Soviet Union Helped Establish the Crime of Aggressive War

Drawing from her book, historian Francine Hirsch explains in detail "the vital role that Russia, or more accurately the Soviet Union, played in establishing this postwar system…

Mar. 9, 2022 Francine Hirsch

The ICC seal on a window at the International Criminal Court Building in The Hague. The windows act as mirrors, reflecting more of the ICC complex across from it.

З початком роботи МКС, російські солдати мають повернутись додому

Продовження бойових дій та просування російських військ до Києва, незважаючи на рішення Прокурора…

Mar. 4, 2022 Chile Eboe-Osuji

With the Int’l Criminal Court Going In, Russian Soldiers Should Go Home

Former President of the International Criminal Court (2018-2021) writes that Prosecutor's now taking on the case should encourage President Putin to change course.