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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...

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...

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...

The Appeals Chamber upheld the finding that Libya had not shown it was conducting a genuine domestic case against Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. The case became a prominent test of complementarity, state...

China and Russia vetoed a draft resolution that would have referred the situation in Syria to the ICC; 13 members voted in favour. The failed referral became a prominent example of how...