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.

MOVE PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY DEBATE ON, SAYS FORMER AU ADVISOR

South Africa’s failure to arrest Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir as he attended an African Union (AU) summit in Johannesburg has raised once again the issue of whether sitting heads of state should enjoy immunity from prosecution. The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Bashir in 2009 and 2010 for war crimes and genocide […]
By Julia Crawford, JusticeInfo.net
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