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On May 9 around 40 countries announced their support for the creation of a new international court to prosecute the “crime of aggression” by Russia against Ukraine. The result of a joint agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe.

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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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A Syrian rebel on trial in France
29 April 2025
Palestine
Is Israel losing the legal battle?
5 May 2025
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13 May 2025
Libya armed group leader among dead in Tripoli clashes: media
13 May 2025
Cannes Festival under pressure to take stance on Gaza war
13 May 2025
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13 May 2025
Hollywood stars condemn Gaza 'genocide' as Cannes Festival opens
13 May 2025
Ousted Bangladesh PM's party barred from election
12 May 2025
Clashes in Libyan capital, armed group leader killed: media
12 May 2025
Hollywood stars condemn Gaza 'genocide' on eve of Cannes Festival
12 May 2025
Film stars, directors slam silence over Gaza 'genocide'
12 May 2025
Journalists in Central African Republic blast arrest of colleague
12 May 2025
First group of white South Africans arrive in US for resettlement
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