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“This One Goes To Eleven”: The ICC and the Security Council

The unprecedented rejection by Saudi Arabia of its elected seat on the Security Council in October, 2013, ostensibly in protest of the Council’s perceived failures in the Middle…
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Breaking News: Security Council Authorizes Robust Peacekeeping Mandate for CAR

[The full text of Resolution 2127 is now available.] An important development this morning in the Security Council to respond to a recent upsurge in violence in the Central African…
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ICC Assembly of States Parties Rundown

As previously noted, the 12th session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) has been underway in The Hague this week.  A number of items of relevance to U.S. policy on atrocity…
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U.S. Intervention at the ICC Assembly of States Parties

The 12th session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) of the International Criminal Court has been meeting in The Hague this week.  The United States sent an inter-agency delegation…
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Some Thoughts on the ICC OTP Strategic Plan: Trying to Build the Future on the Failures of the Past

On October 11th of this year, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued its Strategic Plan for 2012-2015. This roadmap for the conduct…
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The End of the M23, Will Justice Follow?

In the last few days, we have witnessed some important and welcome developments in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)—a region of the world in desperate need of some…
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A Deus Ex Machina Postpones the Kenya Cases

Just a quick update to close the loop on a prior post.  There, we noted speculative press reporting that Western diplomats were considering options for delaying the Kenyatta and…
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ICC Prosecutor Announces Important Changes in New Strategic Plan

The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) has just released its new strategic plan for 2012-2015, signaling important changes in the direction of the Office that reflect the lessons learned…
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ICC Case Against Spy Chief Senussi Deemed Inadmissible

An important and long-awaited ruling came down from Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court on Friday.  In it, PTC I ruled that the case against Abdullah Al-Senussi—Libya’s…
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Why the US Failure to Support an ICC Referral for Syria does not Protect Israel (or American Interests)

As we watch and wait for the outcome of the destruction and disposal of the chemical weapons in Syria, the issue of accountability for war crimes and/or crimes against humanity…
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Kenya, with African Union Backing, to Seek Again Deferral of the Cases Before the ICC?

In other ICC news…. It is being reported that a diplomatic deal is being struck to seek the postponement of the Kenyan cases through the Security Council. This follows on the…
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The ICC as the Sword of Damocles

The destruction of the chemical weapons would not be enough. An unexplored option exists to help resolve the situation in Syria: the Security Council could refer the Syrian situation…
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