International criminal court

From Syria to China, dictators are still getting away with murder | Jonathan Freedland
We can’t rely on the glacial pace of international law to provide justice, says the Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
Jonathan Freedland
26, Feb, 2021 @4:50 PM

Criticism builds over Biden's failure to lift Trump sanctions on ICC prosecutors
Trump targeted officials for launching war crimes investigations, as reports say Israel is lobbying to keep sanctions in place
Julian Borger in Washington
26, Feb, 2021 @2:52 PM

The Guardian view on the crimes of Assad’s regime: slow, uncertain justice | Editorial
Editorial: The conviction of an intelligence official in Germany marks the end of impunity – but will more senior figures be held accountable?
Editorial
25, Feb, 2021 @6:49 PM

British barrister Karim Khan elected ICC's new chief prosecutor
Khan, 50, won on second round of voting by 131 member states and replaces Fatou Bensouda, who was hit with US sanctions
Patrick Wintour
12, Feb, 2021 @11:38 PM

UK's ‘colonial' stance over Chagos Islands could derail court bid
Hopes of key international criminal court appointment threatened by the UK’s refusal to act on UN rulings
Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor
09, Feb, 2021 @5:39 PM

ICC rules it can investigate alleged war crimes in Palestine despite Israeli objections
Palestinian Authority welcomes ruling that could see prosecution of Israeli officials and military as well as Hamas figures
Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem
05, Feb, 2021 @9:59 PM

Ugandan ex-child soldier guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity
Landmark ICC judgment met with mixed reactions by former victims of the Lord’s Resistance Army
Jason Burke, Sofi Lundin in Gulu and Samuel Okiror in Kampala
04, Feb, 2021 @1:24 PM

ICC ready to rule on ex-child soldier accused of war crimes
Dominic Ongwen was abducted by Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army aged 10 before rising to high rank
Jason Burke Africa correspondent
03, Feb, 2021 @5:30 AM

Jair Bolsonaro could face charges in The Hague over Amazon rainforest
Indigenous leaders and human rights groups accuse Brazilian president of crimes against humanity
Flávia Milhorance
23, Jan, 2021 @12:03 PM

ICC asks for more evidence on Uighur genocide claims
Court expected to rule there is still insufficient evidence against China, but file to be kept open
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
11, Dec, 2020 @9:34 AM

ICC abandons inquiry into alleged British war crimes in Iraq
Prosecutor says, however, there is ‘reasonable basis to believe’ atrocities may have been committed
Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent
09, Dec, 2020 @5:44 PM

International lawyers draft plan to criminalise ecosystem destruction
Plan to draw up legal definition of ‘ecocide’ attracts support from European countries and small island nations
Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent
30, Nov, 2020 @10:12 AM
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