Category Archives: Fatou Bensouda

“Without Fear or Favour” – An Interview with the ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Mark Kersten

Shehzad Charania joins JiC for this article reviewing his recent interview with the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda. Shehzad is the Legal Advisor and Head of the International Law Team for the British Embassy in The Hague. … Continue reading →

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What will define Bensouda’s tenure? We’re still waiting

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Mark Kersten

It has been three years since Fatou Bensouda assumed her position as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). When the Gambian lawyer took over the post from Luis Moreno-Ocampo, it was widely believed that she would strike the … Continue reading →

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The ICC in Palestine: Be Careful What You Wish For

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Mark Kersten

Kevin Jon Heller joins JiC for this second post in our symposium on Palestine and the International Criminal Court (ICC). Kevin surely needs no introduction to readers of JiC, but, just in case, he is a Professor of Criminal Law … Continue reading →

Posted in Fatou Bensouda, ICC Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Law, Israel, Justice, Palestine, Palestine and ICC Symposium | Tagged | 20 Comments

Why the ICC Won’t Prosecute Museveni

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Mark Kersten

Anyone who has visited and spoken to the citizens of northern Uganda will be well aware of the harrowing stories of abuse and devastation wreaked by the vicious twenty-five year war between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fatou Bensouda, ICC Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Uganda | 41 Comments

Backstage at the ICC: A Review of ‘The Court’

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Mark Kersten

To many, if not most, the International Criminal Court (ICC) still looms like an impenetrable institution where the decisions made and actions taken in The Hague subsequently reverberate around the world. This isn’t to say that it’s a murky world … Continue reading →

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Praise for Fatou Bensouda, in the Wake of Kenyatta and Muthaura

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Mark Kersten

As readers are surely aware, it hasn’t been a good week for the International Criminal Court (ICC). First, ICC indictee Uhuru Kenyatta won the Kenyan Presidential election while his running-mate and fellow indictee, William Ruto, is set to become Kenya’s next Vice … Continue reading →

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The ICC in Mali: Just Another ICC Intervention in Africa?

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Mark Kersten

So there you have it: the first investigation opened by Fatou Bensouda, the ICC’s new Chief Prosecutor, will be in Africa. The ICC’s Office of the Prosecution (OTP) accepted a request by Malian government authorities for the Court to intervene … Continue reading →

Posted in African Union (AU), Fatou Bensouda, International Criminal Court (ICC), Mali | Tagged | 9 Comments

Will the African Union and ICC Mend Fences? New leadership, less bad blood

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Alana Tiemessen

The African Union summit, held this past week in Ethiopia, could have important implications for the ICC’s relationship with African states. Despite such strong support among African states in the Rome Treaty negotiations for the ICC, the Court’s focus on … Continue reading →

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Changing of the Guard: Bensouda In, Ocampo Out

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Mark Kersten

Fatou Bensouda has officially replaced Luis Moreno-Ocampo (who is off to FIFA!) as the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. With dozens of writers and observers scrambling to publish their thoughts on what Bensouda’s tenure will and should focus … Continue reading →

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Does the ICC Need to Reconcile with Africa? Bensouda Comes Out Swinging

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Alana Tiemessen

Fatou Bensouda, incoming Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, has put threatening war criminals and defiant states on notice. In several recent public statements she has directly addressed two of the Court’s most significant challenges: the accusation that the … Continue reading →

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