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The Unfolding Crisis of Presidential Succession in Central Africa

A growing crisis of governance and succession threatens peace and security in the countries of the Great Lakes region of Africa, where an outbreak of “god syndrome” among long-serving…
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A Proper Response to the Massacre at Kenya’s Garissa University College

The magnitude of last week’s massacre at Garissa University College in Kenya, located roughly 100 miles from the Somalia border, is shocking. In the course of the day, the death…
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International Justice: Week in Review

As we all await the release of the executive summary of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s report on CIA torture, I’d like to offer a brief interlude to consider…
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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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Trial Chamber Finds Power to Compel Witnesses is an “Implied Power” of the ICC

In an important victory for the Office of the Prosecutor at the ICC, the Ruto Trial Chamber, by majority, today issued subpoenas for eight prosecution witnesses for the prosecution…
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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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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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Kenya in a Global Non-International Armed Conflict Linked to September 11?

A brief recently filed by the President of Kenya before the International Criminal Court makes a provocative claim: Kenya is involved “in a war with radical Islamist groups”…
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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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U.S. Military Operations Against al-Shabaab/al-Qaeda—and Who Exactly is Ikrima?

What domestic legal authority did President Obama invoke to send a team of Navy SEALs into Somalia this weekend to capture or kill a member of al-Shabaab, the terrorist organization…
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Human Rights and the Pitfalls of FBI Assistance at Westgate

In yesterday’s post on Just Security, Steve and Jennifer raise important issues as to what authority the AUMF may or may not grant the United States to respond to al-Shabaab…
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Westgate, al Shabaab, and the AUMF

As we continue to learn more details about the horrendous attack on the Westgate Mall in Kenya—with dozens dead and hundreds wounded—Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has pleaded…
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