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The International Criminal Court (ICC)’s caselaw on immunity is entirely consistent with international law.

A revised registration process for international NGOs aiding Palestinians creates a chilling effect against criticism and accountability.

Guidance on how to conduct digital investigations into sexual violence remains underdeveloped, leaving a dangerous gap.

With major powers increasingly skeptical of international institutions, strengthening the Court's legal coherence is necessary for preserving its legitimacy

Authors argue the ICJ must direct Israel to halt the current course of the military campaign in Gaza before too late.

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…

Israel’s decision to cut Gaza off from essential goods violates IHL and reactivates crimes charged in the ICC’s arrest warrant for Netanyahu, writes Dannenbaum.

International courts must respect international law, also in dire times. The International Criminal Court’s denial of immunity to heads of third States does not.

Last week, what had long seemed impossible to victims seeking justice for the killings from the Philippine “war on drugs” finally happened: the ICC's arrest of former President…

State reactions to the ICC’s decision can shed light on their views on legal questions raised in response to the warrant applications, as well as on the Court’s legitimacy.