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All Justice Info articles since 2015

All articles published on Justice Info (original and republications) are displayed on this page in chronological order. Only our Hirondelle News archives and the AFP news feed (except for dispatches edited by us) are excluded from this list.

Following Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is taking Rwanda to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Photo: the DRC delegation during a hearing at the ICJ (The Hague).
ICJ: Can Kinshasa’s latest case against Kigali be successful?
13 July 2026 by Janet H. Anderson
For the third time in a quarter century, Kinshasa has brought a case against Kigali to the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Will they be third time lucky, after twice failing to get their case heard?
International Criminal Court (ICC): Justice as message, or justice as Messiah? Image (AI generated): a figure dressed in a white gown (looking like Jesus / Messiah) walks across the water in the pond in front of the ICC offices in The Hague at dusk. ICC: justice as message, or justice as Messiah?
10 July 2026 by Lucy Gaynor
Should the ICC be included on the World Heritage List? That is virtually what was suggested by the Hague Court Presidency when it “recalled”, on June 9, 2026, that it “is one of the most significant achievements of human civilisation”.
Displaced people in Darfur (Sudan) Will Kenya prosecute crimes perpetrated in neighboring Sudan?
9 July 2026 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
In this latest podcast in their series on universal jurisdiction, our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts turn their attention to Kenya, where a complaint has been filed regarding war crimes committed in neighbouring Sudan.
The Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC): a special tribunal (based in The Hague) for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Kosovar forces during the war against Serbia, the purpose and functioning of which are controversial. Photo: a large blue poster is hung on a building. It reads: “Liberators. Bring them home.” The faces of Hashim Thaçi and his three co-defendants before the KSC can be seen. Kosovo’s Special Court: between justice and distrust
9 July 2026 by Serbeze Haxhiaj
As the Kosovo’s Special Court have just postponed the verdict on former President Hasim Thaçi and three other leaders, until 16 September, many Kosovars remain highly skeptical about its mission and legacy.
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Israeli settlement of Palestine (West Bank) – Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is holding a map. Behind him, the Maale Adumim settlement can be seen.
7 July 2026 by Sharon Weill
Facing the threat of annexation in Palestine Israel’s colonisation of the West Bank is at the heart of proceedings before international courts. Law professor Sharon Weill analyses the past and current political dynamics in Israel, where part of the government is officially considering the annexation of 82% of the West Bank.
Syria: Former Syrian general Khaled al-Halabi has been convicted in Austria on allegations of torture, under the principle of universal jurisdiction. Photo: Halabi is escorted by Austrian police officers and is covering his face.
6 July 2026 by AFP
A former Syrian intelligence general convicted in Vienna Khaled Al-Halabi, a former senior military intelligence officer under the al-Assad regime, thought he had found refuge in Vienna. On Monday 7 July, he was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for torture, along with a former Syrian police officer.
In Mexico, families are protesting near the World Cup football stadiums to draw attention to the many cases of enforced disappearances in the country. Photo: several people (some of whom are in fancy dress) are waving Mexican flags and holding shovels, whilst others are displaying photos of missing persons.
6 July 2026 by Anna Karolina Chimiak
World Cup: searching for the disappeared in Mexico As Mexico hosted its last match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the families of the missing continue to search for their loved ones around the Guadalajara stadium. Yet, the “sportswashing” spectacle has opened spaces for contestation, describe the author.
Guantanamo: a thorn in the side of the United States. The infamous US prison is regularly criticised for its illegal detentions and the torture practised there. Photo: an American flag flies in the sky, behind the prison’s barbed wire.
3 July 2026 by Julia Crawford
Guantánamo’s “legal black hole” remains US headache As the United States marks 250 years of independence, and more than 24 years after the Guantánamo Bay US military prison in Cuba was opened, 15 detainees remain there.
Wassim Al-Assad was arrested in Syria. Photo: Al-Assad poses in front of a measuring ladder, wearing a prison uniform (yellow and black stripes).
30 June 2026 by Karam Amer
Syria: First Assad in the Cage Last week in Damascus, the trial of Wassim Assad kicked off on Wednesday June 24, just after a third hearing in the Atef Najib case, and just before the opening of another trial against the former Grand Mufti of Syria.
The multinational Total Energies was found liable in France in a “climate justice” lawsuit. However, the impact on consumers has been virtually nonexistent so far during the 2026 oil crisis, as Total has guaranteed price caps. Photo: A line of cars waits in front of the pumps at a Total gas station.
29 June 2026 by Maud Sarliève
Courts Are Doing Their Part on Climate, but Is Anyone Else? On 25 June 2026, a Paris court ruled that Total Energies must account for the emissions produced when its clients burn its oil and gas. The question is whether legislators will also do their part for the climate.
In Ukraine, the Chernobyl nuclear power station was attacked and damaged by a Russian drone strike. An overview of the situation and a focus on international law in such circumstances. Photo: our correspondent in Ukraine poses, wearing safety gear, beneath the concrete arch.
26 June 2026 by Oksana Rekun
Inside Chernobyl after a drone attack: what can international law do? On February 14, 2025, a Russian drone struck Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant, near the fourth reactor destroyed in 1986. What’s nuclear safety in wartime? Journalist Oksana Rekun went to Chernobyl and asked.
AI and law
26 June 2026 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
How courts deal with deepfakes and AI? Whilst the challenges faced by judges when dealing with visual evidence are becoming more complex, but « it’s not a new phenomenon, manipulation has always been around », says professor Yvonne McDermott Rees. She discusses this hot topic in this new Asymmetrical Haircut podcast with Anne Hausknecht, a Law PhD candidate who works with the TRUE project.
Sihem Bensedrine, the former chair of the Tunisian Truth Commission (IVD), has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Photo: Bensedrine upon her release from prison in 2025, following an initial period of detention.
26 June 2026 by AFP
Tunisia: Bensedrine sentenced to 25 years in prison The former chair of the Tunisian Truth Commission (IVD), Sihem Bensedrine, was sentenced in the early hours of Friday 16 June to a total of 25 years’ imprisonment for several cases relating to transitional justice.
In Deir ez-Zor, Syria, demonstrations are taking place in support of the transitional justice process, which is failing to make progress despite the government’s commitments. Photo: people demonstrating in the street, waving Syrian flags and bananas (a symbol of justice).
25 June 2026 by Yasser al-Issa + Hamza al-Badr
Deir ez-Zor, spearhead of the Transitional Justice Spring Syria has been rocked for the past 15 days by protests calling for transitional justice. This movement, as two Syrian journalists recount, began on June 10 in Deir ez-Zor, which suffered greatly during the revolution.
23 June 2026 by Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT)
Dead Men Walking - Episode 3: Transitional justice In this third episode of “Dead Men Walking”, a podcast produced by the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) in collaboration with Justice Info, we turn our attention to transitional justice.
The Israeli parliament (Knesset) has passed a law establishing a military tribunal to try those responsible for the crimes committed on 7 October 2023. Photo: a parliamentary session in Israel.
23 June 2026 by Smadar Ben-Natan
Israel’s Military Court for October 7: Abdicating Truth and Justice On May 11, the Israeli parliament adopted a new law establishing a special military tribunal to prosecute those accused of participating in the atrocities committed on 7 October 2023. It’s a degrading law, says legal scholar Smadar Ben-Natan.
In Israel, what form of justice should be sought for the victims of the Hamas attacks on 7 October 2023? Photo: people standing and appearing to pay their respects during a memorial service on 16 October 2025.
22 June 2026 by Yael Vias Gvirsman
Can and Will There Be Justice in Jerusalem? On May 11, the Israeli parliament adopted a new law establishing a special military tribunal to prosecute those accused of participating in the atrocities committed on 7 October 2023. It’s a good law, says victims’ lawyer Yael Vias Gvirsman.
Amjad Youssef, le jour de son arrestation et de sa mise en détention à Damas (Syrie). Il est accusé d'avoir participé au massacre de Tadamon. Photo : Youssef, en costume de prisonnier rayé, pose devant un mur affichant une règle (photo officielle de prisonnier).
19 June 2026 by Karam Amer
Justice for Tadamon The arrest two months ago of Amjad Youssef, a renown suspect of the 2013 massacre in Tadamon district, in Syria’s capital city, is part of a broad campaign to bring former regime officials to account. With many pending questions on how to do it.
18 June 2026 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Universal Jurisdiction: lessons from Rwanda Rwanda provides a case of its own when it comes to the use of universal jurisdiction. This podcast helps providing a global picture of the legal landscape. And how it may intersect with a growing exclusionary use of international law.