Category Archives: International Criminal Court (ICC)

Update: Ntaganda Headed to The Hague

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Mark Kersten

In the end, the fears that Rwanda might “inhibit” the transfer of notorious rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda from the US Embassy in Kigali to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague did not materialize. “The Terminator” is on his … Continue reading →

Posted in Democratic Republic of Congo, International Criminal Court (ICC), Rwanda, United States | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Barrier to Justice: Could Rwanda Prevent Ntaganda from Reaching The Hague?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Mark Kersten

Troubling signs have emerged that the transfer of Bosco Ntaganda to the International Criminal Court (ICC) may be “inhibited” by the Rwandan government. On Monday, Ntaganda stunned the world when he surrendered himself to the ICC via the US Embassy … Continue reading →

Posted in Democratic Republic of Congo, International Criminal Court (ICC), Rwanda | Tagged | 5 Comments

When an Alleged War Criminal Walks into a US Embassy and says: ‘Take me to the ICC’

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Mark Kersten

An ICC indictee walks into an American Embassy in broad daylight and asks to be transferred to The Hague. This could be the beginning of a good joke. But it isn’t. It is exactly what happened in Rwanda yesterday. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Democratic Republic of Congo, ICC Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), Rwanda, United States | Tagged , | 16 Comments

Canada Threatens to Undermine the ICC?

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Mark Kersten

Too often in the past few years, when the Canadian government has come up in human rights related news, it has been for all the wrong reasons. This was the case once again when, last week, Canadian Foreign Minister John … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, International Criminal Court (ICC), Palestine, Palestine and the ICC | 6 Comments

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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Egypt to Join the ICC but also Guarantee Bashir Immunity

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Mark Kersten

Many, many months ago, I wrote that Egypt had declared it was set to join the International Criminal Court (ICC). That was back in early April 2011, when the country was in the midst of the ‘Arab Spring’. Nearly two … Continue reading →

Posted in Darfur, Egypt, International Criminal Court (ICC), Sudan | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

When Alleged Perpetrators of Crimes Against Humanity…Have a Presidential Debate

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Mark Kersten

Imagine candidates in a presidential debate arguing over who should end up at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Bizarre, right? Well, imagine no more; that is exactly what happened in Nairobi earlier this week when Kenya’s presidential candidates squared off … Continue reading →

Posted in International Criminal Court (ICC), Justice, Kenya, Ocampo Six | Tagged , , | 12 Comments

The UN says Nuh-Uh to Mediators Talking with ICC Indictees?

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Mark Kersten

Should we negotiate with individuals suspected of having committed the most egregious international crimes? This question goes to the very heart of the “peace versus justice” debate and has long been hotly contested. On the one hand, most in the … Continue reading →

Posted in International Criminal Court (ICC), International Law, Peace Negotiations, Peace Processes, Peacebuilding, Uncategorized, United Nations | Tagged | Leave a comment

The ICC might not deter Mali’s Rebels – but it might deter the Government

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Mark Kersten

Last week, Fatou Bensouda, the chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court warned Mali’s government that she could investigate alleged atrocities committed by the government’s military forces. And it’s a good thing she did. While the ICC may have little-to-no … Continue reading →

Posted in Deterrence, International Criminal Court (ICC), Mali, Uganda | 4 Comments

The ICC and Regime Change: Some Thoughts but Mostly Questions

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Mark Kersten

Few issues in international criminal justice are as contentious as the relationship between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and regime change. After all, it goes right to the heart of the tensions between humanitarianism and the messy realities of conflict … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict Resolution, Darfur, Humanitarian Intervention, International Criminal Court (ICC), Libya, Libya and the ICC, Syria | 8 Comments