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.
Arrest warrant for Putin: the ICC's thunderclap
The judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on March 17 that they had issued an arrest warrant for the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, Russia's Commissioner for Children's Rights. They are charged with the war crime of deportation and illegal transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia. A […]
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