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Ongwen Onward to the Hague: Lord’s Resistance Army Commander to Face Justice

Media are reporting that Dominic Ongwen, the Joseph Kony deputy who defected last week from the Lord’s Resistance Army, will be transferred to the International Criminal Court…
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Breaking News: ICC Prosecutors Decline to Investigate “Freedom Flotilla” Incident

It is being reported (by Reuters, the Jerusalem Post, and others) that the International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor has closed its preliminary examination into…
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Two Tales of a Hearing: Kenyatta and the Court

President Kenyatta of Kenya attended a status conference this week at the International Criminal Court (ICC), beating out President Al Bashir of the Sudan to become the first sitting…
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How to Prosecute the Perpetrators of the Malaysian Jet Downing

The Dutch government has opened a criminal investigation of the downing of Malaysia flight 17, and President Obama has pledged that the U.S. will assist the Dutch to bring those…
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Title 18’s Blind Spot: Superior Responsibility

We have discussed at length the ability of the United States government to prosecute international crimes in terms of chargeable crimes and bases of jurisdiction. Ryan Goodman…
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What is to be Gained from Pursuing Accountability Now in Syria?

Beth Van Schaack’s recent posts (see here, here, and here) on the proposed Syria hybrid tribunal prompted an astute response from Rianne Letschert: @BethVanSchaack @janethanderson…
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Alternative Jurisdictional Bases for a Hybrid Tribunal for Syria

As we have discussed, one option under consideration to address the commission of grave international crimes during the conflict in Syria is the creation of a hybrid tribunal within…
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A Mixed Chamber for Syria: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

As we have discussed in a prior post and in the press, the international community must think creatively about how to build an accountability mechanism for Syria that does not—at…
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Options for Accountability in Syria

The Security Council is poised today to vote on a resolution referring the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC). This would be the third such referral following…
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Backgrounder: Preliminary Examination into Abuses by United Kingdom Personnel in Iraq

As we reported earlier, the ICC Office of the Prosecutor has reopened the preliminary examination into crimes committed by United Kingdom personnel in Iraq from 2003-2008  during…
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Ugandan ICC Fugitive No More? The Hunt for Joseph Kony et al.

Further to our series on ICC fugitives, some reports have emerged that Okot Odhiambo, one of the top LRA leaders indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), has been killed…
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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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