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Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), is accused of sexual misconduct. Photo : Khan manipulates an earpiece in his ear.
How Khan dramatic decision questions the ICC as an institution
20 May 2025 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Prosecutor Karim Khan dramatic decision to step aside, was announced on Friday, May 16, by the International Criminal Court (ICC). This new podcast from Asymmetrical Haircuts covers the many questions faced by the institution.
Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced on Friday May 16 his decision to take leave until the end of an ongoing investigation into accusations of sexual misconduct. Photo: Khan walks inside the Courtroom in the Hague. ICC prosecutor steps aside in the storm
19 May 2025 by Janet H. Anderson
On Friday, media covering the International Criminal Court (ICC) received a sudden announcement: Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor, was stepping aside “until the end” of an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct.
Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), is being investigated for ‘alleged misconduct’. The ICC has announced that he is stepping aside. Karim Khan takes leave from the ICC
16 May 2025 by AFP
A year after the first report of alleged sexual harassment on a female employee of his office, Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced on Friday 16 May his decision “to take leave” until the end of the investigation opened against him.
The Disciplinary board of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is hearing a case of psychological harassment involving lawyer Jennifer Naouri. Image: 2 people (represented only by shadows) argue in a court of law. Harassment at the ICC: a defence lawyer heavily sanctioned
25 April 2025 by Margherita Capacci
The Disciplinary board for counsels of the ICC has pronounced its heaviest sanction ever: an 18-month suspension for Jen-nifer Naouri, the head of the defence team in the ICC’s last ongoing trial.
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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.
7 March 2025 by Thierry Cruvellier
The invaders return 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 establ [...]
Suspension of US aid (USAID agency and other grants and organisations): the impact is also felt on transitional justice. Photo: A woman holds a sign that reads: ‘USAID saves lives, save USAID’.
18 February 2025 by Janet H. Anderson + Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
US aid freeze: how many dead? Since the end of January, thousands of people across the globe have received a stop work order as a result of the new US administration’s decision to “pause” global aid for 90 days. In the field of transitional justice, from confl [...]
Putin, Netanyahu, al-Assad, Jammeh, Hasina, Akhundzada, Bozizé, al-Bashir, Hlaing, Mengistu: the ten heads of state wanted by international justice. Illustration: portraits of the 10 heads of state on a map of the world and a ‘wanted’ stamp.
17 February 2025 by Golnouche K. Barzegar
Putin, Netanyahu and the others: ten wanted heads of state It's a very exclusive club, and here is its world map. The club of heads of state wanted for international crimes. There are ten of them. At the top of this ‘wanted list’ are those accused of war crimes or crimes against humanity [...]
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.
7 February 2025 by Thierry Cruvellier
Thinking about the death of the ICC and what comes next 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’ [...]
Climate justice - Arnold Kiel Loughman (Attorney General of the Republic of Vanuatu) pleads before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for polluting states to be held responsible for the effects of climate change.
9 January 2025 by Margherita Capacci
Climate justice: who argued what at the ICJ The hearings in the climate case before the International Court of Justice wrapped up last December in The Hague. The court’s advisory opinion is expected within a year. Countries from the Global South and small states from the Pa [...]
2024 - The year of international justice in pictures
20 December 2024 by Justice Info
2024 - A year of international justice in pictures Justice Info is taking a break between 23 December and 5 January. But until we see you again, here are ten powerful images from 2024.
The empty courtroom of the International Criminal Court.
3 December 2024 by Margherita Capacci
A court without trials? The reality of today’s situation at the International Criminal Court is that while very high-profile political leaders from different parts of the world are wanted, the only individuals who are actually tried remain mid-level Afri [...]
Construction of the IPC of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
2 December 2024 by Janet H. Anderson
The clouded skies over the ICC The annual Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court takes place in The Hague from December 2-7. Against the prospect of a hostile Trump administration in the U.S., an investigation on alleged misconduct of th [...]
Legal battle for the climate before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Photo: Cyclone Pam (2015) over Vanuatu as seen from a satellite.
29 November 2024 by Golnouche K. Barzegar
The battle for the climate takes on the ICJ   The COP29 just ended in Azerbaijan with a financial agreement deemed insufficient by many participants. Now states of the Global South and environmental campaigners are pinning their hopes on the legal battle being waged before th [...]
Gang stories - Photo: a member of the MS-13 gang behind bars in a prison in El Salvador
15 November 2024 by Dennis Rodgers
Gang stories : another way of looking at violence Gangs and gangsters fascinate. What’s particular about them is not the violence, which can be found in all quarters of our societies, but the way in which they represent it most vividly and, somehow, honestly. The GANGS project, d [...]
Gangs and transitional justice - Photo: Young people take part in a sports event in Marseille's northern suburbs, where violence is rife.
14 November 2024 by Dennis Rodgers
Are gangs a topic for transitional justice? Recognising that gangs are fundamentally embedded social phenomena, intimately linked to the urban fabric in which they operate, and that their violence intersects with other forms of social, structural, state or environmental bru [...]
COP29: are climate actions influencing the negotiations? - Photo: People bathing in the Caspian Sea in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the background: oil barges.
8 November 2024 by Benjamin Bibas
COP29: do legal climate actions influence the negotiations? The 29th COP on climate opens in Azerbaijan on Monday 11 November, following a series of legal rulings in Europe forcing countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. But are they likely to influence the mandates of internat [...]
Karim Khan and the ICC are under pressure - Photo: Karim Khan listens to Luis Fernando Murillo whisper in his ear as he shakes his hand during a visit to Colombia.
24 October 2024 by Janet H. Anderson
Pressure mounts on the ICC The investigation into the Israel-Palestine conflict has positioned the International Criminal Court in the forefront of world politics. The institution faces pressures on multiple fronts, externally and internally. Evidence of Is [...]
Mark Freeman - Gangs and transitional justice. Illustration: portrait of Mark Freeman by Benoît Peyrucq.
20 September 2024 by Thierry Cruvellier
Does transitional justice have anything to say on gang violence? In several parts of the world today, it is not war or dictatorship that are the main source of mass violence. It is mafias, gangs, cartels, bandits and pirates; and their modes of crime and violence span from extortion to kidnappi [...]
Mafias, gangs, cartels: mass violence that escapes transitional justice. Illustration: 3 men in hooded sweatshirts are dressed like gang members. In the background, a map of the world.
19 September 2024 by Golnouche K. Barzegar
Mafias, gangs, cartels: mass violence that escapes transitional justice Almost 40% of homicides worldwide are linked to organised crime. According to the 2023 report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), between 2015 and 2021, organised crime caused around 700,000 deaths, a number c [...]
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