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Why Say Who Did What? The Ethiopia Case and the Power of US Atrocity Determinations

Are they meaningful if condemnation is followed blithely by economic engagement with the same actors who committed the violations?
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Is the Pentagon Relenting?: A Close Study of Opposition to the Int’l Criminal Court’s Ukraine Investigation

This chronology shows selected developments on the issue of U.S. support to the ICC’s Ukraine investigation. The Defense Department's objection appears to stand in the way of…
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Збір цифрових доказів у Міжнародному кримінальному суді: Обіцянки та підводні камені

This article is also available in English here. Переклад статті здійснений завдяки Юлії Серединській. Цього літа збір…
The outside of the ICC building.

Digital Evidence Collection at the Int’l Criminal Court: Promises and Pitfalls

The tools should aid in the international criminal justice project by granting victims and witnesses greater agency and accelerating the Court’s truth-seeking function. 
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Is Henry Kissinger a War Criminal?

For all the advances made by international justice, a powerful American former secretary of state still seems beyond its grasp.
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Meta’s Oversight Board Recommends Major Advance in International Accountability

The Oversight Board’s recommendation that Meta create a protocol to preserve and share graphic conflict-related content signals that we may be teetering on the edge of a powerful…
The building of the International Criminal Court in The Hague in 2019. (Photo by OSeveno via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons license)

Співпраця США з МКС у розслідуванні та злочинів в Україні: Можливості та виклики

Початок серії, в якій розглядається поточний правовий режим, нове законодавство, точки консенсусу…
The building of the International Criminal Court in The Hague in 2019. (Photo by OSeveno via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons license)

US Cooperation with the ICC to Investigate and Prosecute Atrocities in Ukraine: Possibilities and Challenges

The start of a series examining the current legal regime, new legislation, points of consensus, and related Court doctrines and policies.
Smoke rises up from behind buildings in Khartoum, Sudan.

Two Experts Debate the Path Forward on Sudan

EJ Hogendoorn and John Prendergast are two leading experts on the conflict in Sudan, but they have different views on the way forward. The dialogue below highlights their ideas…
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2nd Time’s the Charm: France’s Cour de Cassation Broadens Universal Jurisdiction Law

"With its liberal interpretation of French law, the Cour de cassation narrowly saved the doctrine of universal jurisdiction in France, particularly for crimes in Syria."
Russian President Vladimir Putin sits opposite a small table across from Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 9, 2022.

Assessing the Controversial Meeting of a U.N. Official and Russian Official Wanted for Arrest in the Hague

The legal and policy framework governing UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba's decision to meet with Russian official Maria Lvova-Belova, who…
Russian President Vladimir Putin sits opposite a small table across from Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 9, 2022.

Оцінка контроверсійної зустрічі представника ООН та російської чиновниці, яку розшукують для арешту в Гаазі

Правові та політичні рамки, що регулюють рішення Спеціального представника ООН з питань дітей і…
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