The Latest Breaking News from International Criminal Court

Palestinian activist's family seeks ICC probe into his death

The family of an outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority who died last year after allegedly being beaten by Palestinian security forces says it has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the death

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

International court upholds Ugandan rebel's convictions

International Criminal Court appeals judges have rejected the appeal by a former commander in the brutal Ugandan rebel group Lord’s Resistance Army of his conviction on dozens of charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

ICC starts ruling on appeal of Ugandan child soldier who became LRA commander

The International Criminal Court on Thursday began reading out its verdict on the appeal of a former Ugandan child soldier who rose to be a commander in the notorious Lord's Resistance Army and was sentenced for 25 years for rape, murder and child abduction.

Reuters · Dec 15, 2022

Al Jazeera takes killing of journalist Abu Akleh to International Criminal Court

TV network Al Jazeera submitted the case of slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to the International Criminal Court on Tuesday, saying she was killed by Israeli forces. The United States announced its opposition to the action.

France 24 · Dec 6, 2022

Israeli PM, on Abu Akleh lawsuit, says no one will interrogate Israeli soldiers

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Tuesday that no one would question Israeli soldiers, after Al Jazeera filed a lawsuit at the International Criminal Court over the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

Reuters · Dec 6, 2022

Al Jazeera asks International Court to identify journalist's killers

Al Jazeera on Tuesday said it has made a submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot during an Israeli raid in the West Bank in May.

Reuters · Dec 6, 2022

Rory Cormac's How to Stage a Coup is an entertaining critique, not a how-to manual

In Katie Kitamura’s brilliant novel Intimacies (2022), the story of a former African dictator being tried in the International Criminal Court, there is a summary of the case against the accused:

The Conversation · Dec 5, 2022

ICC prosecutor opposes EU plan for special Ukraine tribunal

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has denounced a European Union proposal to create an U.N.-backed special tribunal to prosecute crimes in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

War crimes Prosecutor: ICC should prosecute aggression, can try heads of state

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the right place to prosecute the crime of "aggression", the act of attacking another country, and it has the power to try heads of state, Prosecutor Karim Khan said on Monday.

Reuters · Dec 5, 2022

EU plans to set up a new court to prosecute Russia's war on Ukraine – but there's a mixed record on holding leaders like Putin accountable for waging wars

A senior European Union official announced on Nov. 30, 2022, that the EU will work with the United Nations in the hopes of setting up a special court that would investigate and prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Russian leaders for the crime of aggression in Ukraine.

The Conversation · Dec 1, 2022