Yearly Archives: 2014

The Katanga Verdict and Its Legacy for International Criminal Justice

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Mark Kersten

Dov Jacobs joins JiC for this provocative and thought-provoking examination of the ‘legacy’ of the Katanga judgement. Dov is an assistant professor at Leiden University and the author of the blog Spreading the Jam. This post concludes his three-part commentary … Continue reading →

Posted in Defense Counsel, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guest Posts, ICC Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Justice | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Prosecuting Sexual Violence – Some Steps Forward, But Still a Long Way to Go

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Mark Kersten

Viviane Dittrich joins JiC for this guest-post on the recent record of international tribunals in prosecuting sexual violence. Viviane is completing her PhD at the London School of Economics where her work focuses on the international criminal tribunals, their institutional development … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, Guest Posts, ICTY, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Sexual Violence | Tagged | 1 Comment

Russia’s Responsibility to Protect in Ukraine?

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Mark Kersten

Russia is increasingly using the language of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in order to justify its intervention in Crimea, Ukraine. Just yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that any use of armed force in Ukraine would “coincide with our interests to protect the … Continue reading →

Posted in Responsibiltiy to Protect (R2P), Russia, Ukraine, UN Security Council | Tagged | 4 Comments

Healing Wounds, Fostering Change: Reparations for Women Victims of International Crimes

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Mark Kersten

Noemi Manco joins JiC for this timely post on reparations for women in post-conflict societies. Noemi is a legal advisor for migrants and asylum seekers in France. She has also worked for Amnesty International in Switzerland and Redress in London.  Well-crafted … Continue reading →

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Ukraine and the International Criminal Court: Out of Africa and Into Europe?

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Mark Kersten

Ukraine’s Parliament has voted to send its discredited thug of a President Viktor Yanukovych to the International Criminal Court (ICC). After losing his grip on power and fleeing Kiev, Yanukovych is a man on the run. But if he is … Continue reading →

Posted in Complementarity, Gravity, International Criminal Court (ICC), Ukraine | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Justice in the Central African Republic: A Role for the ICC

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Mark Kersten

James P. Rudolph joins JiC for this fascinating guest-post on the ICC’s preliminary investigation into ongoing violence in the Central African Republic. You can read more of James’ posts here.  Fatou Bensouda, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), … Continue reading →

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Should Ukraine be on the International Criminal Court’s Radar?

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Mark Kersten

Things were supposed to settle down earlier this week when opposition activists in Kiev accepted an amnesty in exchange for vacating government buildings. Within hours, however, a new spate of violence broke out. On Wednesday evening it once again appeared … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, European Union (EU), International Criminal Court (ICC), Russia, Ukraine | Tagged | 2 Comments

A Break in the Status Quo: Could North Korea be Referred to the ICC?

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Mark Kersten

It’s news that isn’t actually news. A Commission of Inquiry, set up by the United Nations, has issued a report concluding that North Korea has been committing crimes against humanity against its own people. Evidence was gathered primarily through the … Continue reading →

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The Awful Truth About Holocaust Reporting – And Its Legacy

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Mark Kersten

The history of genocide reporting is both fascinating and frustrating. There are few things more difficult to accurately portray – through film, newspapers, blogs or photography – than the so-called “crime of crimes“. Acts of mass violence are complicated and … Continue reading →

Posted in Funding, Genocide, Holocaust | Tagged | 18 Comments

Libya’s Political Isolation Law: Politics and Justice or the Politics of Justice?

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Mark Kersten

It has been a tough go for Libya. Almost two and a half years after the demise of the Gaddafi regime, the country continues to struggle in its ongoing and tumultuous transition. After forty years of autocratic rule, creating a … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice, Libya, Lustration, Transitional Justice | 1 Comment