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Can the ICC Compel Witnesses to Testify?

On Friday (February 14), the Trial Chamber in the Ruto and Sang case at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will hear oral argument on a prosecution motion that could have significant…
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President Certifies US Forces in Mali Not at Risk of International Criminal Court, but is that Legally Valid?

On Friday, President Obama issued a Memorandum certifying that US Armed Forces participating in the UN military operation in Mali “are without risk of criminal prosecution”…
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Fugitive Du Jour: Sylvestre Mudacumura

Following yesterday’s post about President Al-Bashir of Sudan, it might be useful to examine other fugitives from justice and the state of U.S. policy toward their capture.…
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President Bashir Is No Michelangelo

Earlier this week, President Omar Al-Bashir of Sudan, indicted by the International Criminal Court for genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur, announced a “political…
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Lebanon Tribunal Begins Work

As we’ve noted, in absentia proceedings have finally begun before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), a joint creation of the United Nations and Lebanon in The Hague…
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Timeline: Palestine and the International Criminal Court

Over the holidays, the Guardian and other media have again raised the specter of the Palestinians joining the International Criminal Court (ICC), or otherwise attempting to invoke…
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Response to the Letter to the Editor from Amnesty International’s Legal Adviser

I appreciate the Letter to the Editor from Hugo Relva, Legal Adviser at Amnesty International responding to my earlier post, in which I questioned the coding procedures that Amnesty…
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Letter to the Editor: Reply from Legal Adviser, Amnesty International to Ryan Goodman on Survey of Universal Jurisdiction

[Editor’s note: Ryan Goodman responds to this Letter to the Editor in a following post.] Dear Editor, I am writing with regard to the article “Counting Universal Jurisdiction…
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More Breaking News: Adjournment Sought for the Kenyatta Proceedings

We’ve covered in the past (here, here and here) the legal and extra-legal efforts by Kenya and the Kenyan defendants before the ICC to get their case stayed or dismissed.…
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Amnesty International’s Survey on Universal Jurisdiction: A Reply to Kevin Jon Heller

Kevin Jon Heller has a post over at Opinio Juris responding to concerns I raised about Amnesty International’s survey of states that have adopted universal jurisdiction. Kevin…
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Counting Universal Jurisdiction States: What’s Wrong with Amnesty International’s Numbers [Updated]

[Update: Kevin Jon Heller replies to Ryan’s post over at Opinio Juris. And Ryan responds to Kevin. Hugo Relva, Legal Adviser at Amnesty International submitted a Letter to the…
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The Unexceptional Nature of the South African Universal Jurisdiction Law

In the wake of the moving funeral of Nelson Mandela, we have reported on the recent ruling of the South African Supreme Court of Appeal mandating that the National Prosecution…
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