By Janet H. Anderson
Against the backdrop of US sanctions and increasing pressure on the International Criminal Court, how is the ICC dealing with the need to depart from its reliance on US technology? Some key explanations from scholar Benjamin Thorne.
By Oksana Rekun
Ukrainian civilian victims of the war with Russia receive no compensation nor benefits from the state. So far, the Ukrainian government has only a draft proposal regarding the payment of a one-time cash benefit to the families of civilians killed.
By Janet H. Anderson
On September 22, Donald Trump called all members of the International Criminal Court to withdraw from the treaty. This summer, the US has renewed its vow to dismantle the ICC. Some states have recently quit. And more sanctions may come.
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“What has changed is who the U.S. consider to be friends or foe”
17 March 2026
by Thierry Cruvellier
The International Criminal Court is undermined by its internal dysfunctions, crises, and contradictions. It is sometimes weakened by its own member states. But the fatal weapon that seems to threaten its very existence is the sanctions imposed by the U.S. government. What are they? What impact have they already had on the institution, its judges and prosecutors, and the NGOs that have worked with it? How has a tool used by human rights activists turned against them? To kick off this special focus, British lawyer Richard Rogers explains the origins and workings of the main sanction’s regime in the field of human rights.
Justice for Syria: who is doing what?
8 December 2025
by Hannah El-Hitami
One year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, on 7 December 2024, the landscape of justice for grave violations of international law in Syria has transformed. Some transitional justice institutions have been established in Syria. And there have never been so many active Syrian cases under universal jurisdiction.
Justice for Gaza: who is doing what?
4 November 2025
by Golnouche K. Barzegar
It’s a battle outside the battlefield, and it is worrying the State of Israel: in January 2025, the Israeli army warned its soldiers about possible arrests when they travel abroad. Since the start of the offensive in Gaza launched after the attack on October 7, 2023, two international courts have been seized: the International Criminal Court, which has issued arrest warrants, and the International Court of Justice, whose decisions have been supported by resolutions of the UN General Assembly. At the same time, the Human Rights Council has set up a commission, which has concluded that a “genocide” is taking place. Finally, complaints have been filed in dozens of national courts, and universal jurisdiction proceedings have been opened around the world.
Inside Chernobyl after a drone attack: what can international law do?
26 June 2026
by Oksana Rekun
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.
Syria
The Bitter Scales of Justice in Syria
21 September 2026
Central African Republic
ICC: Said convicted
23 September 2026
International justice news, according to AFP
1 October 2026
Thousands rally as EU chief urges respect for Kosovo war crimes court
1 October 2026
Bosnian Serb 'Iron Lady' war crimes convict Plavsic dies aged 96
30 September 2026
El Salvador vote on Bukele third term set for February 28
30 September 2026
Russia targets Kyiv power supply as freezing winter approaches
30 September 2026
France classifies 1943 Nazi-era roundup as crimes against humanity
30 September 2026
Truth commission demands compensation for Sweden's Sami people
30 September 2026
Almost 50 Ukraine war veterans join Russia's parliament
30 September 2026
ICC board regrets Nauru withdrawal
30 September 2026
Truth commission on Sweden's Sami people seeks redress
30 September 2026
Swedish truth commission on Sami people to present findings
All AFP dispatches
