Category Archives: International Law

The ICC and Kenya Parting Ways? What it Means and What it Doesn’t.

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Mark Kersten

UPDATE: Kenyan Parliament has now approved a motion to withdraw from the ICC. A bill will be introduced to this effect in 30 days. Opposition MPs boycotted the vote. For a new post on whether the vote was in vain, … Continue reading →

Posted in International Criminal Court (ICC), International Law, Justice, Kenya, Kenya and the ICC | Tagged , , | 24 Comments

To Intervene or not to Intervene – R2P and the Murky Legal Options in Syria

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Mark Kersten

James P. Rudolph joins JiC for this guest-post on R2P and the legal options for intervening in Syria. James is an attorney in Washington, D.C. and California where his work focuses on international law. He has previously written on R2P in … Continue reading →

Posted in International Law, Responsibiltiy to Protect (R2P), Syria, UN Security Council, United Nations, United States | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Meeting the Devil’s Advocate – An Interview with Jacques Vergès

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Mark Kersten

The following glimpse into the life and mind of Jacques Vergès is brought to you by Chris Tenove. Chris is a doctoral candidate in Political Science at the University of British Columbia where his research explores the political and ethical dilemmas of global … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambodia, International Law, Interview, Interviews | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Could the International Criminal Court be a Development Agency?

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Mark Kersten

Teddy Nicholson joins JiC with this unique and insightful guest-post on the relationship between development and international criminal justice. A version of this piece was originally posted on the new site, The Development Blog. Check it out! When we talk … Continue reading →

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

Information is Beautiful, International Criminal Justice Style

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Mark Kersten

Kevin Jon Heller at Opinion Juris beat me to the punch, but this is most definitely worth sharing with JiC readers. Daniel McLaughlin, who has been a legal officer at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) and is … Continue reading →

Posted in ICTY, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), International Law, Special Court for SIerra Leone (SCSL), Special Tribunal for Lebanon | Tagged | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Fatou Bensouda, Film, ICC Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Law | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

International Justice gets a dose of HARDtalk

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Mark Kersten

Last week, the current President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Theodor Meron, appeared on BBC’s HARDtalk. Meron, a luminary in the world of international criminal justice who has published widely and is universally respected for his … Continue reading →

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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

Intervention in Mali: Human Rights First?

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Mark Kersten

A familiar face returns to JiC, as Andrew Jillions joins us for this timely post the need for a human-rights focused approach to France’s intervention in Mali. For more of Andrew’s post, see here. Enjoy! Where have all the humanitarians gone? It is security, … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Humanitarian Intervention, International Law, Mali | 7 Comments

My Wife and Kids…and my Drone

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Mark Kersten

Richard Slade joins JiC for this post on the precarious logic behind the use of drone strikes. Richard is an International Criminal law and Human Rights Writer and Researcher from New Zealand living in Melbourne, Australia. Richard, who blogs at Flightless … Continue reading →

Posted in Drones, International Law | Tagged , | 3 Comments