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Who Will Join Duterte at the ICC? A Plea for Realism

For the International Criminal Court, the question after Duterte’s arrest should not be whether it can now move on to confront more powerful leaders, but rather how it can become…
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Italy, Libya, and the Failure of State Cooperation with the International Criminal Court in the Elmasry Arrest Case

The decision to release Osama Elmasry Njeem and fly him back to Libya immediately drew widespread outrage in Italy and beyond.
In this aerial view, destroyed buildings in the suburb of Jobar on January 18, 2025, in Jobar, Syria

Syria Needs the International Criminal Court

The Assad atrocities have long served as a painful example of the limits of international justice, but there is now a chance to change that.
The building of the International Criminal Court in The Hague in 2019. (Photo by OSeveno via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons license)

A Symposium on the International Criminal Court and the Israel-Hamas War

With news that the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants in relation to the situation in Palestine, read the latest in our symposium to provide legal and policy…

Does the Int’l Criminal Court Impose Too Low a Standard of Proof to Arrest a Head of State?

Whether the International Criminal Court should require a higher standard of proof - than “reasonable grounds to believe" - before arresting a head of state.
The blue flag of the International Criminal Court flies outside of the organization's headquarters.

The International Criminal Court’s Classification of Armed Conflicts in the Situation in Palestine

The Pre-Trial Chamber's classification of armed conflicts in Gaza and its implications for the Court's jurisdiction.
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Slavery Often Creates Disability – The International Criminal Court Should Address this Overlooked Connection

Slavery often crates the physiological, psychological, interpersonal, or environmental conditions that lead to disability.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) speaks to Defence Minister Yoav Gallant (L) at the opening of the 25th Parliament session in Jerusalem on October 28, 2024.

Nuts & Bolts of the International Criminal Court Arrest Warrants in the ‘Situation in Palestine’

What do the ICC's arrest warrants for Israeli PM Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant mean in practice, what alleged crimes are they sought for, what happens next at the…
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The Just Security Podcast: Persons with Disabilities, the Slave Trade, and International Law

How can international law, and the ICC's planned slave crimes policy, best account for the unique challenges persons with disabilities face?
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.

Toward a Fuller Understanding of the U.S. (and Israeli) Legal Objections to ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, Part II

An analysis of the view that the ICC lacks jurisdiction to try Israeli nationals for conduct in the Gaza Strip.
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.

Toward a Fuller Understanding of U.S. Legal Objections to ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, Part I

An analysis of the view that ICC arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are premature.
Headshots of (L) Senator Jim Risch and (R) Senator Ben Cardin

A Perilous Senate Hearing on Bill to Sanction the International Criminal Court

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will soon consider an act that would impose sanctions on people and organizations to condemn the ICC.
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