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Special session of the Assembly of States Parties to the ICC, 24 July 2026, at UN Headquarters in New York.
ICC: Karim Khan removed – what next? 
27 July 2026 by Janet H. Anderson
The removal of Karim Khan as prosecutor of the International Criminal Court was both the end of a long saga that played out against intense US pressure, and the beginning of a new and tricky stage in the court’s life.
Karim Khan (ICC prosecutor) ICC removes its prosecutor
24 July 2026 by AFP
On July 24 in New York, 82 member states of the International Criminal Court voted to remove Prosecutor Karim Khan. Only 13 voted against the motion. The Court emerges greatly weakened from a case that took it two years to resolve.
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). Part 1 of our series in 2 episodes. Is this new form of justice fully developed? Photo: the ICT prosecutor speaks on the steps of the tribunal during a press conference attended by numerous journalists. Bangladesh: a new flawed justice system? (Part 2)
24 July 2026 by David Bergman
Despite several reforms to adapt Bangladesh’s justice system to international standards, the country’s International Crimes Tribunal is using the same flawed laws, sometimes even worse, than those applied under the previous regime. Here are the concerns on the way trials are run.
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). Is this new form of justice fully developed? Photo: the ICT prosecutor speaks on the steps of the tribunal during a press conference attended by numerous journalists. Bangladesh: a new flawed justice system? (Part 1)
23 July 2026 by David Bergman
Despite several reforms to adapt Bangladesh’s justice system to international standards, the country’s International Crimes Tribunal is using the same flawed laws, sometimes even worse, than those applied under the previous regime.
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International Criminal Court (ICC): a photo montage combining portraits of the ICC’s three successive prosecutors: Luis Moreno Ocampo, Fatou Bensouda and Karim Khan.
21 July 2026 by Lucy Gaynor
What’s wrong with ICC prosecutors? The first three prosecutors of the International Criminal Court have failed to be of high moral character. On July 24, the ICC Assembly of State Parties is meant to decide on the fate of Karim Khan. And it raises more questions than answers.
Presentation of a military drone manufactured in the United Arab Emirates
20 July 2026 by Margherita Capacci + Chloé Dubois
Sudan: bringing to justice those who make the war possible With Sudan’s war now in its fourth year, not a single person has been prosecuted for crimes committed since April 2023. Three recent initiatives are seeking to fill that gap by tracing the chain of responsibility back to foreign actors.
Alice Banens is Amnesty International’s Legal Adviser for Africa. Illustration: a profile portrait of Banens.
17 July 2026 by Franck Petit
20 years of the African Court: “States’ support is slow in coming” The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, based in Arusha (Tanzania), is 20 years old and remains largely unknown and under-used compared to its European and Inter-American counterparts.
Graham Blewitt
17 July 2026 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
The War Crimes Experience of an Australian Graham Blewitt on nearly 40 decades working on war crimes prosecutions, at the international and domestic level. What’s the legacy?
Sihem Ben Sedrine, former chair of Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission, is pictured at her home in Tunis, sitting in an armchair, gazing into the distance.
16 July 2026 by Ahmed Aloui
Tunisia’s transition goes off the rails On June 25, former Tunisian Truth Commission chair Sihem Ben Sedrine was sentenced to 25 years in prison and a colossal fine. This is a sign that the country’s democratic transition has come off track, writes expert Ahmed Aloui.
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).
13 July 2026 by Janet H. Anderson
ICJ: Can Kinshasa’s latest case against Kigali be successful? 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.
10 July 2026 by Lucy Gaynor
ICC: justice as message, or justice as Messiah? 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)
9 July 2026 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Will Kenya prosecute crimes perpetrated in neighboring Sudan? 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.
9 July 2026 by Serbeze Haxhiaj
Kosovo’s Special Court: between justice and distrust As the Kosovo’s Special Court have just postponed the verdict on former President Hashim Thaçi and three other leaders, until 16 September, many Kosovars remain highly skeptical about its mission and legacy.
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.