Palestine accepts ICC jurisdiction by declaration

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...

Judges found Libya had failed to comply with the request to surrender Gaddafi and referred the non-compliance to the UN Security Council. The decision shows the Court’s enforcement gap: it can...

Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda opened a preliminary examination after Palestine’s declaration and accession process. The examination assessed jurisdiction, admissibility and gravity; it was not an...

Ongwen, a senior Lord’s Resistance Army commander who had himself been abducted as a child, was transferred to ICC custody. His case forced the Court to address victim-perpetrator complexity, forced...

The Trial Chamber terminated proceedings after the Prosecutor withdrew charges, while retaining jurisdiction over interference with witnesses or evidence and continuing protective measures. The...

Palestine became the 123rd State Party. The accession gave the Court treaty-based jurisdiction over Rome Statute crimes within the Statute’s temporal and territorial rules, while the unresolved...

Sudan’s al-Bashir attended an AU summit in South Africa despite domestic court orders requiring authorities to prevent his departure. South Africa did not arrest him. The episode intensified debate...