While the crime of aggression has since been agreed upon by member countries to be a part of the ICC's jurisdiction, this editorial highlights some concerns about the potential impact of this decision. Although this article precedes the actual decision, the author raises some interesting questions...
The ICC is the first permanent, treaty-based, international criminal court established to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community. It was founded in 2002 and has grown to the present-day size of 122 member countries. ...
But Italy, which was a founding member of the court, may have had its own reasons for not executing the warrant. Italy needs the Tripoli government to prevent waves of migrants from setting out on smugglers boats. Any trial in The Hague of the warlord could not only upset that relati...
Interpol, intergovernmental organization that facilitates cooperation between the criminal police forces of more than 180 countries. Interpol aims to promote the widest-possible mutual assistance between criminal police forces and to establish and develo
What is the International Criminal Court? The court was created in 2002 to be a last stop for the most serious international crimes: war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and aggression. The United States and Israel are not members, but 125 other countries have signed the court’s fou...
court’s investigation of war crimes in afghanistan. in recent years, america’s stance on the court has been mixed. the administration of former president donald trump refused to cooperate with it and threatened retaliatory steps against its staff and member countries if it investigated the u.s...
Comment on the Israel and Hamas Question:“With regard to the Israel/Hamas conflict that erupted on October 7, 2023, to what extent can the International Criminal Court deter crimes in the region, facilitate a reduction of violence, provide accountability for criminality in the conflict, or ...
WASHINGTON (AP) —President Donald Trumpsigned an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither the U.S. nor Israel is a member of or recognizes the court, which has issued...
What is the International Criminal Court?The ICC is the permanent court of last resort, to prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and aggression. 124 member states have signed on to the treaty that created the court, though dozens of countries do not accep...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel.