Prosecutor reopens preliminary examination of Iraq and the United Kingdom

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...

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 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...

The African Union adopted a protocol to extend the African Court’s jurisdiction to international and transnational crimes. The protocol proposed a regional route shaped by African institutions, but...

The Prosecutor opened a second investigation into alleged crimes committed since 2012 after the Central African Republic referred the situation. It followed an earlier investigation and concerned...

The Prosecutor withdrew the charges against Kenyatta, citing insufficient evidence and difficulties obtaining relevant material from the Kenyan government. The withdrawal was not an acquittal after...