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.
Gbagbo acquittal: “3,000 dead, and no one guilty!”
After nearly ten years in detention and a three-year trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC), former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and his defence minister Charles Blé Goudé were finally acquitted yesterday, March 31. This decision, which puts an end to the judicial soap opera that began in The Hague in January 2016, brought plenty […]
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