Thomas Lubanga becomes first person convicted by ICC

States Parties met for the first review conference, hosted in Uganda. Negotiations addressed the crime of aggression and reviewed implementation of the Statute. Holding the conference in an African...

States Parties adopted a definition of the crime of aggression and conditions for ICC jurisdiction. The amendments reflected long-standing demands to address leaders’ responsibility for unlawful...

Resolution 1970 referred the Libya situation to the Court and called for cooperation, while excluding certain nationals of non-party states involved in UN-authorized operations from the Court’s...

The Prosecutor opened an investigation after the Security Council referral. Warrants followed for Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdullah al-Senussi. The government’s collapse and...

Pre-Trial Chamber II confirmed charges against Uhuru Kenyatta and Francis Muthaura in one case and William Ruto and Joshua Sang in another, while declining to confirm some charges against other...

The Court ordered reparations for victims in the Lubanga case and later tasked the Trust Fund for Victims with implementation. Reparations created a path for recognition and material support, but...

The Prosecutor opened an investigation after Mali referred its situation. The investigation covered alleged crimes committed since January 2012, including in northern Mali. The government referral...

The AU Assembly renewed calls for immunity for serving heads of state and government, following ICC proceedings involving African leaders. The debate pitted concerns about selective international...

Judges rejected Libya’s challenge to the admissibility of the case against Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and reiterated Libya’s obligation to surrender him. The decision illustrates complementarity in...

The trial of Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto and broadcaster Joshua Sang opened at the ICC. It concerned alleged crimes against humanity during the 2007-08 post-election violence. The case...