Category Archives: Next ICC Prosecutor

How do we assess the performance of the ICC’s first Prosecutors?

Posted on April 11, 2020 by PLabuda

Douglas Guilfoyle joins us for this contribution to our ongoing joint symposium with Opinio Juris on the Next ICC Prosecutor. Douglas is Associate Professor of International and Security Law at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of New South Wales Canberra at the Australian … Continue reading →

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Evaluating the ICC’s Chief Prosecutor

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Mark Kersten

Geoff Dancy joins us for this contribution to our ongoing joint symposium with Opinio Juris on the Next ICC Prosecutor. Geoff is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Tulane University. Systematically evaluating the performance of prosecutors is extraordinarily difficult. Even in the criminal … Continue reading →

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Electing the Next ICC Prosecutor: A Generational Opportunity

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Mark Kersten

Christian De Vos and Mariana Pena join JiC for their contribution to our joint symposium with Opinio Juris on the Next ICC Prosecutor. Christian is a senior advocacy officer with the Open Society Justice Initiative and author of the forthcoming … Continue reading →

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The Chief Prosecutor: Diplomat, Politician, Leader, Manager, and Lawyer

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Mark Kersten

David M. Crane joins JiC for this second post in our ongoing joint symposium with Opinio Juris on the next ICC Prosecutor. Crane was the Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone from 2002 until 2005. I have … Continue reading →

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A Done Deal: Bensouda is Next ICC Prosecutor

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Mark Kersten

According to Colum Lynch and a few other observers, Fatou Bensouda will become the next top Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court. Earlier this week, the ICC announced that the four short-listed candidates (Robert Petit of Canada; Andrew Cayley of … Continue reading →

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ICC’s Next Top Prosecutor: In the Bag – AU Endorses Bensouda for ICC Prosecutor

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Mark Kersten

No suprise here, but as reported (apparently exclusively) by IntLawGrrls, the African Union (AU) has endorsed Fatou Bensouda as the ICC’s next chief Prosecutor. They did so in an AU meeting in Ethiopia back in June: “Ms. Fatou Bomm Bensouda of … Continue reading →

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An Argentinean Judge Judy: Moreno-Ocampo’s Retirement Plans?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Mark Kersten

As many readers will know, this coming December the International Criminal Court’s Assembly of States Parties (ASP) will come together to elect a new Prosecutor. Posts here at JiC have considered the criteria of the next Prosecutor and some potential … Continue reading →

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International Justice Day: Some Thoughts on The Year Ahead for the ICC

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Mark Kersten

Greetings from Gulu, northern Uganda and happy International Justice Day to readers of Justice in Conflict! Predicting which issues the Court will face in the next year may be a futile effort. Who, at this time last year, would have … Continue reading →

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The ICC’s Next Top Prosecutor: The Candidates

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Mark Kersten

Last week, we had a fascinating and lively discussion about some of the criteria and political issues regarding the election of the International Criminal Court’s next Prosecutor.  In December, the ICC’s state-members will converge to elect the Court’s second Prosecutor. … Continue reading →

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The ICC’s Next Top Prosecutor

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Mark Kersten

The term of the ICC’s first Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, is slowly, albeit dramatically, drawing to a close. In December 2011 the members of ICC’s Assembly of State Parties will convene to choose the Court’s next Prosecutor. He or she will … Continue reading →

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