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- It's About Time: Calling on the ICC investigate Atrocities Perpetrated by former DRC President Kabila
- Big Fish or Little Fish — Who Should the International Criminal Court Target?
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- A Big Day for the US and the ICC: Rewards for Justice Program Extended
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Category Archives: Russia
Why is the International Criminal Court stepping out of Africa and into Georgia?
After three months of deliberations, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have finally approved the opening of an official investigation into the 2008 war in Georgia. Prosecutors will focus on the ethnic cleansing of Georgians from the breakaway region … Continue reading
Spies at the International Criminal Court?
Is international criminal justice worth spying on? Do states invest in penetrating the halls of international criminal tribunals with their intelligence officers? While these aren’t exactly questions that one typically encounters, a recent article by Julian Borger sheds light on … Continue reading
Updated: Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court in Georgia?
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
Laying the Blame: Justice in Syria Just Got a Bit More Likely
Anyone would be excused for believing that things in Syria may get worse before they get better. Millions of civilians live in daily fear for their security. Those who manage to escape do so to a new kind of hell … Continue reading
Posted in International Law, ISIS, Islamic State, Israel, Justice, Russia, Syria, UN Security Council
Tagged Bashar al-Assad, Hezbollah, OPCW
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The ICC is Free to Investigate Ukraine since 2014. So What Now?
After months of speculation, Ukraine has finally decided to refer the violence in the country since February 2014 to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC is now free to open a preliminary investigation and, if it finds reason to … Continue reading
Posted in International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Justice, Russia, Ukraine
Tagged MH17
15 Comments
ICC Justice in Ukraine May Have to Wait
I recently had the opportunity to write an op-ed for the Moscow Times on the potential investigation of recent events in Ukraine by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Will the ICC intervene in Ukraine? If so, would former President Viktor Yanukovych ever face prosecution … Continue reading
Posted in International Criminal Court (ICC), International Law, Justice, Russia, Ukraine, Uncategorized
Tagged Maidan, Viktor Yanukovych, Vladimir Putin
1 Comment
US Throws Support Behind Referral of Syria to the ICC
In a bombshell, must-read exclusive at Foreign Policy, Colum Lynch reports that the Obama administration has decided to throw its support behind a United Nations Security Council referral of Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC). There is an obvious … Continue reading
If the ICC Intervened in Ukraine, Russia Probably Wouldn’t Mind
According to the Registrar of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Herman von Hebel, Ukraine has accepted ICC jurisdiction over alleged crimes that occurred on Ukrainian territory between between 21 November 2013 and 22 February 2014. This limited period covers government attacks on … Continue reading
Russia’s Responsibility to Protect in Ukraine?
Russia is increasingly using the language of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in order to justify its intervention in Crimea, Ukraine. Just yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that any use of armed force in Ukraine would “coincide with our interests to protect the … Continue reading
Posted in Responsibiltiy to Protect (R2P), Russia, Ukraine, UN Security Council
Tagged The Globe and Mail
4 Comments
Should Ukraine be on the International Criminal Court’s Radar?
Things were supposed to settle down earlier this week when opposition activists in Kiev accepted an amnesty in exchange for vacating government buildings. Within hours, however, a new spate of violence broke out. On Wednesday evening it once again appeared … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, European Union (EU), International Criminal Court (ICC), Russia, Ukraine
Tagged Viktor Yanukovych
2 Comments