Category Archives: International Criminal Justice

Tired of Waiting, Darfur Victims Withdraw from ICC Case Against Bashir

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Mark Kersten

It has been a decade since the International Criminal Court (ICC) opened its investigation into alleged mass atrocities committed in Darfur. Those ten years have been, to say the least, a rocky ride for international justice. No official from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Darfur, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Justice, Sudan, Victim Participation | 8 Comments

Former ICC Prosecutor Slams U.S. Record on the ICC, International Justice

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Mark Kersten

Luis Moreno-Ocampo is still in the game. The former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is involved in a human rights NGO in Libya and, more recently, has worked to bring a case forward to the ICC alleging … Continue reading →

Posted in ICC Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Justice, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, United States | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Updated: Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court in Georgia?

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Mark Kersten

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has finally found its ‘road out of Africa’. The ICC judges have authorized an official investigation into the allegations of war crimes committed during the August 2008 war between Georgia and Russia over the territory … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethnic Cleansing, Georgia, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Justice, Russia, South Ossetia, War crimes | 8 Comments

Canada’s Back: Let it be – and have – an Ambassador of International Justice

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Mark Kersten

Human rights and international justice advocates around the world breathed a collective sigh of relief this past week. After ten years in power, the Conservative government of Stephen Harper was replaced in a massive defeat at the hands of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Human Rights, International Criminal Justice, International Law | Tagged , | 7 Comments

Sudan, South Africa and the future of the International Criminal Court in Africa

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Mark Kersten

Many believe Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir is the person most responsible for the alleged genocide in Darfur. As such, he isn’t supposed to travel freely around the world. But this past June, Bashir visited South Africa for an African Union … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, African Union (AU), Darfur, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Justice, International Law, South Africa, Sudan | 8 Comments

Public Letter: How Canada Can Reclaim Its Reputation for International Justice

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Mark Kersten

As scholars and observers of international criminal justice, the easiest thing for us to do is to point out the project’s shortcomings and flaws. It is easy to criticize states that don’t support the Court when they should, to condemn … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Justice | 2 Comments

The Curious Timing of Announcements at the ICC

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Mark Kersten

International institutions, political parties and big companies. Something all of these have in common is their interest in sharing good news when the world is paying attention and bad news when it isn’t. The logic is simple: the sharing of … Continue reading →

Posted in Ahmad Al Mahdi Al Faqi (Abou Tourab), International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Justice, Justice, Kenya, Kenya and the ICC, Mali | Tagged , | 1 Comment

An Agenda for ‘Peace’ in the ‘Peace versus Justice’ Debate

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Mark Kersten

As many readers will know, over the past six years, my academic work has focused on the so-called “peace versus justice” debate. The idea behind my research was to re-think how we assess the impact of the International Criminal Court … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Articles / Books, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Justice | 1 Comment

What We Know about the First Islamic Extremist at the ICC

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Mark Kersten

From the instant that news emerged that Ahmad Al Mahdi Al Faqi had been surrendered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on allegations that he was responsible for the war crime of destroying shrines in Timbuktu, Mali, the circumstances around … Continue reading →

Posted in Ahmad Al Mahdi Al Faqi (Abou Tourab), ICC Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Justice, Mali | 7 Comments

The ICC Nabs a Perpetrator of Cultural Crimes in Mali

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Mark Kersten

It is a fool’s game to predict what will happen next at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Today, the world woke up to news that the ICC had gained custody of Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, a member of the Ansar … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Crimes, ICC Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Justice, Mali, Niger | 3 Comments