African Union summit calls for immunity protections for sitting leaders

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 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...

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...

The Court convicted Katanga of crimes against humanity and war crimes related to the 2003 attack on Bogoro in Ituri, DRC. The judgment demonstrated that ICC cases could proceed to conviction while...

The Prosecutor reopened the preliminary examination into alleged crimes by British forces in Iraq after receiving additional information. The episode put complementarity to a demanding test: the Court...