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The ICJ acts on climate change
By Margherita Capacci
On July 23, the International Court of justice declared that climate change was “an existential problem of planetary proportions”. It stated the legal obligations of states and the right to reparations.
Assad trial in France: On July 25, France's highest court rejected the arrest warrant against Bashar al-Assad on the grounds of presidential immunity. Photo: Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview in Damascus, Syria, in 2014. Assad trial in France: no... but maybe
By AFP
On July 25, France's highest court rejected the arrest warrant against Bashar al-Assad on the grounds of presidential immunity. However, it stated that Bashar could be prosecuted in the future as he’s now been removed from power.
The Israeli project for a ‘humanitarian city’ in Rafah (Gaza Strip/Palestine), which some are already comparing to a ‘concentration camp,’ is a violation of international law. Photo: Palestinians carry two bodies (one of whom is visibly seriously injured) to a Red Cross clinic. Israel’s Rafah camp – “humanitarian city” or crime against humanity?
By Shannon Bosch
Law professor Shannon Bosch describes Israel's official plan for a “humanitarian city” in Rafah as a prelude to a mass expulsion of Palestinians, in major violation of international law.
Climate justice at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague (Netherlands). Photo: Demonstrators wave flags in front of the Peace Palace, calling on states to take responsibility for global warming. Climate justice: 4 key points from the ICJ
By AFP
On July 23, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) recognized that states have obligations to achieve results in the face of climate change. That their failures to do so are “wrongful”. And that claims for reparations are possible.
In Ukraine, who are these lawyers who defend the Russian occupiers when they are accused of crimes? Photo: A crouching man talks to another man (a soldier from Russia) through the glass of the dock. The occupier's lawyer
By Oksana Rekun
Who is defending Russian soldiers on trial in Ukraine, why, and under what conditions? What are their professional challenges, fees, and security concerns? An investigation in the northern city of Chernihiv.
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War and oil: Lundin in the dock Special focus 18 publications
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Lundin: Wesselink and the dilemma of proof The trial against Lundin reveals not just the brutality of war, but also the fragility of justice mechanisms built on activism. The role of Egbert Wesselink, the director of the NGO PAX, is emblematic of this broader dilemma.
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Fighting gender-based crimes - Illustration: a crime scene (police banner and numbered exhibits) where the silhouette of a character marked on the ground is filled in with the colors of the LGBTQ+ community's rainbow flag. The Fight Against Gender Crimes
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What justice for enforced disappearances around the world? © Marina Margarina / Justice Info The disappeared who will never be forgotten
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Félicien Kabuga, in a wheelchair, seems to be running away from a huge blood-red Félicien Kabuga, the last judgment
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Religious people (in small format) are lined up to confess in turn to the ear of a church member (in large format) who hides one eye while listening with one ear. The Church and its sexual crimes
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Colonial crimes: a chess game to negotiate reparations, restitution, truth and the duty to remember Hour of reckoning for colonial crimes
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The invaders return - Poster for the redesigned ‘’The Invaders‘’ series. A map of the world is inlaid in the starry sky.
The invaders return
7 March 2025 by Thierry Cruvellier
More and more countries – Russia, Israel, the United States, China, Azerbaijan, Venezuela – are publicly declaring their intent to conquer territories by force, or like Rwanda are doing it without admitting. The world order established in 1945 is obsolete, and international law is being violated without a second thought. Here is a world map of the new annexations under way and those that are openly threatened.
Is the death of the ICC imminent? And what does the future hold for international law? Two renowned experts, Mark Freeman and Mark Drumbl, examine these two topical issues. Illustration: Drumbl and Freeman by Benoît Peyrucq.
Thinking about the death of the ICC and what comes next
7 February 2025 by Thierry Cruvellier
Beyond the US sanctions, what led to the possible demise of the International Criminal Court (ICC)? Was the model and the supremacy of criminal law just misled from the start? And if the ICC falls off the cliff, what’s next? What’s the place and future of international law? Two-long time...
In Kasai (Democratic Republic of Congo), some trials are held in mobile courts, in the heart of the villages, as close as possible to the crimes and the victims. Photo: Protected witnesses are covered from head to toe during a trial for war crimes committed by members of the Kamwina Nsapu militia.
In Kasai, justice on the ground and under protection
6 March 2025 by Joseph Mbuyi
After several postponements, the appeal trial of two men sentenced to death for war crimes committed in the Congolese region of Kasai opened in the town of Masuika on March 3. The entire court traveled to the crime site. To hear the often protected witnesses, near the very place where was committed the murder of a traditional chief and the devastation caused by the Kamwina Nsapu conflict between 2016 and 2019.
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27 June 2025
Truth tents: “Talking about what Syrians need right now” 
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10 June 2025
ICC: Shall we talk about the West Bank?
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25 March 2025
Duterte’s arrest: the ICC Prosecutor’s performative paradox
Dem. Rep. Of Congo
17 March 2025
Kinshasa and Kigali face off in African courts
Colombia
15 July 2025
Getting close to victims of kidnappings in Colombia
Central African Republic
19 June 2025
The ‘Ndélé 2’ trial: awaiting the verdict

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27 July 2025 Food airdropped into Gaza as Israel says opening aid routes 27 July 2025 Israel says opening routes into Gaza to increase food aid 25 July 2025 France's top court annuls arrest warrant against Syria's Assad 25 July 2025 MSF says quarter of children in its Gaza clinics malnourished 25 July 2025 French court to rule on Assad immunity in chemical attack case 24 July 2025 ICC convicts pair over Central Africa war crimes 23 July 2025 Brazil to join South Africa's 'genocide' case against Israel 23 July 2025 Amnesty accuses Iran of firing cluster munitions at Israel 23 July 2025 Stigma haunts Gambians accused in state witch purge: study 23 July 2025 Tunisia leader shows Trump adviser images of starving Gaza children
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