Category Archives: United Nations

An Enduring Shame: The Chagos Islander’s Long Fight for Justice

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Mark Kersten

Linda Browne joins JiC for this fascinating guest-post on the fight of the people of the Chagos Islands to achieve justice and take back their homeland. Linda is currently a Masters student in Understanding and Securing Human Rights at the Institute of … Continue reading →

Posted in Chagos Islands, Guest Posts, Justice, United Kingdom, United Nations | 3 Comments

Full Draft: UN Resolution Referring Syria to the ICC

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Mark Kersten

As readers will know, the US has agreed to support a referral of Syria to the International Criminal Court (see here and here). Observers have since been commenting on and debating the potential details of a referral (see here, here and here) and what … Continue reading →

Posted in International Criminal Court (ICC), Syria, UN Security Council, United Nations | 10 Comments

Bashir Wants to Visit the Big Apple

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Mark Kersten

It appears that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has his heart set on visiting the Big Apple. Bashir, indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for a trinity of atrocity crimes (genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity) has applied for … Continue reading →

Posted in Crimes against humanity, Darfur, Genocide, International Criminal Court (ICC), Sudan, United Nations, United States, War crimes | Tagged | 10 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

Why Syria Still Won’t be Referred to the ICC

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Mark Kersten

Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad probably used chemical weapons in an attack on the outskirts of Damascus. The United Nations responded that it will probably investigate what happened. Still, the International Criminal Court (ICC) probably won’t be investigating … Continue reading →

Posted in International Criminal Court (ICC), Russia, Syria, UN Security Council, United Nations | Tagged , | 7 Comments

Could Russia be a Key to International Justice in Libya?

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Mark Kersten

The battle between Libya and the International Criminal Court (ICC) over where Abdullah al-Senussi and Saif al-Islam Gaddafi should be tried has taken another dramatic turn. Saif’s legal representative John Jones has written a scathing letter to the UK’s Foreign … 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: Does R2P Apply?

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Mark Kersten

James P. Rudolph joins us for this fascinating guest-post on the need to respond to the ongoing crisis in Mali. James is an attorney in Washington, D.C. and California where his work focuses on international law. In this post he … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice, Mali, Responsibiltiy to Protect (R2P), UN Security Council, United Nations, War crimes | Tagged | 7 Comments

A Little Less Isolated and a Lot More Troubling: Ban Ki-moon Meets Bashir

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Mark Kersten

Attempts to isolate and marginalize Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir have been mixed at best. The man many people believe is ultimately responsible for the violence and misery of Darfur – and who has been indicted by the International Criminal Court … Continue reading →

Posted in Darfur, Genocide, International Criminal Court (ICC), Sudan, United Nations | Tagged , | 1 Comment