ICC orders first reparations for victims

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...

Trial Chamber I convicted Lubanga of conscripting, enlisting and using children under 15 in hostilities. The conviction established precedent but also drew criticism because the case did not charge...

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...

A draft resolution asking the Security Council to defer the Kenya cases under article 16 did not receive the required votes. The episode exposed the Council’s political gatekeeping: a deferral can...