International Criminal Court (ICC)
589 Articles
Armed Conflict Classification in the ICC Prosecutor’s Request for Arrest Warrants – Between International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law
"The classification of different armed conflicts in the report is not a simple interpretation of the relevant rules, but an interpretive choice."
Whose Justice? Rohingya Perspectives on Post-Atrocity Justice
Survey results from over 400 Rohingya survivors of the 2017 genocidal violence in Myanmar raise the question of what international courts owe to those who participate in their…
ICC Arrest Warrant Requests in the Palestine Situation and Complementarity Anxieties: Why a new notification to Israel beforehand was not needed
(Editor’s Note: This article is part of our new symposium on the ICC and the Israel-Hamas war.) The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Khan’s recent…
Justice in Ukraine Requires Using All Tools in the Accountability Ecosystem
Ukraine may represent a unique case of the full use of available mechanisms within the existing system of international criminal justice.
The Prosecutor’s Circumvention of Article 18 Complementarity? A Flaw in the ICC’s Palestine Investigation
"Bypassing Article 18 complementarity might jeopardize the legitimacy of the legal process undertaken by the Court in the eyes of certain constituencies"
Gaza Arrest Warrants: Assessing Starvation as a Method of Warfare and Associated Starvation Crimes
The ICC Prosecutor's charges related to starvation in Gaza resemble patterns of previous starvation crimes over the past eight years.
The Prosecutor’s Uphill Legal Battle?: The Netanyahu and Gallant ICC Arrest Warrant Requests
"We wish to identify and discuss here some potential problems we identify in the part of the request pertaining to Netanyahu and Gallant."
More States Open to Considering Gender Apartheid for Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty
Learn what UN members said about denoting violations such as the Afghan Taliban's dystopian repression as a crime in a possible treaty.
Support Grows for Gender Justice at UN Session on Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty
Track how States for the first time addressed proposals to better integrate gender justice and the needs of victims and survivors.
Sec. Blinken’s View on Sanctions Against the ICC: A More Complete Picture
Analysis of the Secretary of State's exact statements on the prospect of congressional efforts to sanction the International Criminal Court.
What the ICC Prosecutor Charged – and Didn’t Charge – in Gaza Warrants
Analysis of some of the charges that were -- and were not -- included in ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan's application for warrants.
A Draft Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity Draws More Engagement from States
Another resolution will be required in October to overcome objections that have blocked advancement of the treaty to formal negotiations.