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Some Characteristics of Times of Transition in International Law: Shift from...
One of the most vivid characteristics of any moment of transition is that aspects that used to be in the margins, in the sense that they were merely tolerated but were not in the core of the system,...
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The Domestication of International Criminal Law: A Feminist Perspective
Many feminists have questioned the extent to which the law can ever effectively deter violence against women given the ways in which the law and criminal justice systems often act to reinforce deeply...
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The Gender Justice Shadow of Complementarity: Lessons from the International...
In early July 2013, Human Rights Watch reported that one of the alleged perpetrators of the 2009 Guinea stadium massacre, Lieutenant-Colonel Claude Pivi, has been charged with murder, rape and...
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Why we should be watching the ICC on 21 March
On 21 March 2016, Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will deliver the trial judgment in the case against Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo (Bemba). It will be an important day in the...
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Another first at the ICC: convictions for offences against the administration...
This year has been a year of firsts for the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC delivered its first conviction for sexual violence (including based on rape of men) and the first for command...
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A day to remember: Ongwen’s trial starts on 6 December
Tomorrow, 6 December, the trial against Dominic Ongwen will start before Trial Chamber IX of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ongwen’s trial follows the ICC’s first conviction for rape this...
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ICC trial against Dominic Ongwen commences – some thoughts on narratives
The trial against Dominic Ongwen, a former commander of the Sinia brigade in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), started at the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week. On 6 and 7 December, Trial...
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The Crime of Aggression: 1 Year Later
Photo credit: BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29548753 This year’s Assembly of States Parties (ASP) marks the first time the Court and States Parties will discuss the crime of aggression...
View ArticleProsecution of Environmental War Crimes at the ICC: Exalted Thresholds
This post traces the history of Article 8(2)(b)(iv) (“Article”) of the Rome Statute (“Statute”) – the codification of the first international environmental war crime. The author argues that the...
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