International Criminal Court (ICC) - News and expert analyses
The only permanent international criminal court
Take a deep dive into the world of the International Criminal Court (ICC) with our news articles and expert analyses. Based in The Hague in the Netherlands, it was founded by the Rome Statute (international treaty signed by 120 States in 1998). Active since the ratification of the treaty in 2002 (by 60 States), it is responsible for judging those accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression and war crimes. Sometimes criticized for its lack of results (judgments), its functioning or its budget, its investigations are often considered as means of political or diplomatic pressure. Justice Info deciphers the incessant flow of information that revolves around the world's most mediatized court.
Last words in the Yekatom and Ngaïssona trial
It is four years that Alfred Rhombot Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona have been on trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Central African Republic in 2013 and 2014. Last week, parties had to tell the judges what sentences they would recommend if the two men are found […]
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