What Happens if the ICC Investigates Afghanistan? Mark Leon Goldberg October 31, 2018The International Criminal Court is likely to open an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Afghanistan. Much of the focus of the investigation would be crimes committed by the Taliban, but actions by Americans coul...
How ISIS May Face Justice for their Atrocities Mark Leon Goldberg November 17, 2017Over the last several weeks, ISIS has been systematically losing territory. Its last stronghold in Iraq, the city of Hawija, was liberated in early October. A few weeks later, ISIS' de-facto capital in Raqqa, Syria fell to US-backed forces.ISIS no long...
The World is Sidestepping the International Criminal Court to “Investigate” War Crimes in Yemen and Iraq? Kimberly Curtis October 11, 2017Yemen and ISIS's crimes in Iraq are two of the most dire human rights situations in the world right now. There is plenty of evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and under normal circumstances the International Criminal Court would be dispatched ...
The ICC May Prosecute Crimes in Afghanistan. (Including American Officials Accused of Torture?) Kimberly Curtis November 21, 2016The International Criminal Court made waves last week with the release of its annual report on preliminary examinations, the first stage of the court considering to take on a new situation and opening a formal investigation. Many of the 10 situations undergoin...
Is this the end of the ICC? Mark Leon Goldberg October 24, 2016The ICC is the first permanent international court to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity and back in 2002 when it came to life, South Africa was a founding member. But late in the evening on October 20th news broke that South Africa is moving...
With a New Investigation in the Works, Can the ICC Improve its Reputation in Africa? Carol Jean Gallo October 10, 2016The tiny west african country of Gabon is newest place the International Criminal Court may probe for serious human rights violations. Allegations of abuse stem from a disputed election last month which set off riots in the country, which has a population of l...
The ICC’s First Hunger-Striking Defendant Poses a Courtroom Conundrum Carol Jean Gallo September 23, 2016At the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, Bosco Ntaganda, who is on trial for his role in war crimes committed in the Ituri district of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2002 and 2003, just spent two weeks on hunger strike. He said he...
An historic first for the International Criminal Court Kimberly Curtis August 23, 2016Yesterday saw the trial of Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi at the International Criminal Court for the intentional destruction of world heritage shrines in Timbuktu during the 2012 occupation of the city by the Islamic rebel group Ansar Dine. The trial marks two import...
UN Panel Says Attacks on Yazidis is a Genocide. Now What? Mark Leon Goldberg June 16, 2016A UN human rights panel released evidence today that ISIS is committing genocide against the Yazidi group, a religious minority that for centuries has lived along the border of Iraq and Syria. The area is known as Sinjar, and in August 2014 it was overrun by ...
