Category Archives: International Criminal Court (ICC)

Melinda Taylor and the ‘ICC4’ Released: Five Pressing Questions

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Mark Kersten

It is a huge relief to be able to write that Melinda Taylor, Helene Assaf, Alexander Khodakov, and Esteban Peralta Losilla were released from Libya on Monday and have returned to be reunited with their families. The four had spent nearly … Continue reading →

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Can the ICC Deliver Impartial Justice?

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Mark Kersten

My apologies for not blogging much over the last few days. I have just returned from a long-awaited and much-needed vacation but promise to get writing more substantially soon. In any case, I thought readers might be interested in an … Continue reading →

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Updates on Melinda Taylor, Helene Assaf and ICC Staff Detained in Libya

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Mark Kersten

Dear readers, I have decided to create a post dedicated to updates on the ICC staff detained in Libya. Unfortunately, the media is likely to tire of this story quickly and I figured JiC could contribute to creating a space … Continue reading →

Posted in Defense Counsel, International Criminal Court (ICC), Lebanon, Libya, Libya and the ICC, Russia, Spain | Tagged , , , | 22 Comments

Failed States and International Judicial Intervention

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Alana Tiemessen

The new Failed States Index, published yearly by Foreign Policy magazine and The Fund for Peace, is just out and it comes as no surprise that most states with cases at the International Criminal Court are highly ranked as “failed.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Central African Republic (CAR), Complementarity, Democratic Republic of Congo, International Criminal Court (ICC), Ivory Coast / Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Libya, Sudan, Uganda | Tagged | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in African Union (AU), Fatou Bensouda, Human Rights, ICC Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC) | 1 Comment

ICC Staff Locked up in Libya: An Unfolding Debacle

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Mark Kersten

It isn’t getting any better for anyone involved. Many will already be aware of the arrest of four ICC staff by a militia in Zintan, Libya, on allegations of spying. The controversy it spawned revolves around Melinda Taylor, an Australian … Continue reading →

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A Disturbing Tale: Canada’s Human Rights Record and Reputation

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Mark Kersten

This past week the United Nations Committee Against Torture released a report into Canada’s human rights record. It wasn’t pretty. The Committee suggested that Canada was complicit in the torture of Canadian citizens post-9/11 and expressed concern at the “apparent reluctance on part … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Canada, Extraordinary Rendition, Guantanamo Bay, International Criminal Court (ICC), Justice, Torture, War crimes | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Politics, a Poison for Justice?

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Mark Kersten

Richard Dicker, the director of Human Rights Watch recently wrote an interesting op-ed in the New York Times, provocatively entitled ‘A Flawed Court in Need of Credibility‘. Ten years ago, when the treaty creating the International Criminal Court took effect, … Continue reading →

Posted in International Criminal Court (ICC), International Law, Malawi, Sudan | Tagged | 12 Comments

ICC Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo headed to FIFA

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Mark Kersten

So that came out of left field. ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo will become FIFA’s ethics and corruption czar. As most readers will likely know, Moreno-Ocampo’s tenure at the ICC is coming to a close. In mid-June he is due … Continue reading →

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Justice in Libya: Investigating NATO?

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Mark Kersten

A recent report released by Human Rights Watch, entitled “Unacknowledged Deaths: Civilian Casualties in NATO’s Air Campaign in Libya”, has called upon NATO to thoroughly investigate any of its air strikes in Libya last year that killed civilians. NATO reacted sharply, … Continue reading →

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