Washington’s campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court also masks a fear of the enduring power of the language of the law.
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Dominic Ongwen was the first person to use the defence of duress at the International Criminal Court.
Prosecuting a leader like Vladimir Putin accused of war crimes is difficult. But the trial of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in the early 2000s offers a potential playbook.
Prosecuting a leader like Vladimir Putin accused of war crimes is difficult. But the trial of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in the early 2000s offers a potential playbook.
The AU’s new International Criminal Law Section offers a chance for the regional body to address root causes of conflict.
The African Union and its member states are creating their own interpretation of immunity which will protect its heads of state from courts abroad.
Acquittal bolsters an increasingly urgent conversation about how international criminal law is failing in its promise to hold leaders accountable
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