International Criminal Court (ICC) - News and expert analyses
The only permanent international criminal court
Take a deep dive into the world of the International Criminal Court (ICC) with our news articles and expert analyses. Based in The Hague in the Netherlands, it was founded by the Rome Statute (international treaty signed by 120 States in 1998). Active since the ratification of the treaty in 2002 (by 60 States), it is responsible for judging those accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression and war crimes. Sometimes criticized for its lack of results (judgments), its functioning or its budget, its investigations are often considered as means of political or diplomatic pressure. Justice Info deciphers the incessant flow of information that revolves around the world's most mediatized court.
Congolese warlord on hunger strike in ICC jail
Congolese ex-militiaman Bosco Ntaganda, on trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) since September 2015, has gone on hunger strike to protest a Court decision restricting his visitors. Ntaganda, who was second-in-command of the rebel Patriotic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (FPLC), is charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Ituri, […]
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