
By David K. Deng
South Sudan is feared to be on the brink of civil war. And yet it has recently adopted two ambitious laws for a truth commission and a reparations program. David Deng explains why transitional justice could help the country.
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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, 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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“I hope Gaza won’t be the graveyard of international law”
14 February 2025
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9 May 2025
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New Pope Leo XIV has mixed record on abuse: campaigners
9 May 2025
Kyiv's EU allies endorse tribunal to try Russian leaders
9 May 2025
Putin hails troops fighting in Ukraine as foreign leaders attend parade
9 May 2025
EU to approve tribunal to try Russian leaders
9 May 2025
Philippine election holds key to future for foes Marcos, Duterte
9 May 2025
Kenya is 'in total disarray': opposition candidate Martha Karua
8 May 2025
Drones drag Sudan war into dangerous new territory
8 May 2025
Ukraine backers to approve tribunal to try Russian leaders: EU official
7 May 2025
China's Xi lands in Moscow to beef up 'no limits' Putin partnership
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