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A UN Judge convicted for slavery: power, politics and privilege
By Lucy Gaynor
That the feeling of power and impunity leads to abuse is a recognised dynamic. It can also affects the staff of judicial institutions responsible for judging the worst crimes, as shown by the case of Ugandan judge Lydia Mugambe, who has just been convicted of slavery.
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Ukraine / Russia: announcement of the creation of a tribunal for the crime of aggression. Photo: A Russian serviceman leans against a machine gun on the roof of an armed vehicle bearing the inscription ‘Z’. What to make of the announced Tribunal for the crime of aggression?
By Janet H. Anderson
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.
Rohingya women from Myanmar, in Bangladesh. How Argentina deals with sexual crimes against the Rohingya
By Asymmetrical Haircuts
An Argentine court ordered arrest warrants against Myanmar’s military leadership for genocide against the Rohingya community. But why do we need Argentina when several international institutions are already involved?
Ukraine / Russia: prisoners of war and international humanitarian law. Photo: A Ukrainian prisoner bows his head in the dock during his trial in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Ukrainian prisoners of war and the crisis of international law
By Lily Hyde
Ukrainian prisoners of war appear to be systematically subjected to abuse by Russia. And the International Committee of the Red Cross is powerless to stop it. This is causing bitterness and disillusion.
No way but forward for transitional justice in South Sudan
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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Sexual Violence in Sudan Sudan’s civil has devastated the country. An estimated 10,000 people were killed and more than six million displaced. There has also been widespread sexual violence. “It’s beyond dire situations,” says Hala Al-Karib.
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Is the death of the ICC imminent? And what does the future hold for international law? Two renowned experts, Mark Freeman and Mark Drumbl, examine these two topical issues. Illustration: Drumbl and Freeman by Benoît Peyrucq.
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 (Democratic Republic of Congo), some trials are held in mobile courts, in the heart of the villages, as close as possible to the crimes and the victims. Photo: Protected witnesses are covered from head to toe during a trial for war crimes committed by members of the Kamwina Nsapu militia.
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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