African Union adopts a non-binding ICC withdrawal strategy

The Trial Chamber terminated proceedings against Ruto and Sang after finding the case could not continue in its then-current form. The ruling was not an acquittal and left open possible future...

Bemba was sentenced for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by troops of the Movement for the Liberation of Congo in the Central African Republic. The judgment treated a commander’s...

South Africa deposited a notice of withdrawal after disputes over its failure to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during an AU summit. The notice became subject to domestic constitutional...

Burundi’s parliament approved withdrawal amid escalating political crisis and an ICC preliminary examination. The move underscored state resistance to external scrutiny and the limits of treaty...

The outgoing Gambian government announced withdrawal, accusing the Court of bias while pointing to its focus on African leaders. The announcement was a political notice rather than an immediate end to...

The new Gambian government notified the UN that it was withdrawing the prior notice. The reversal demonstrated that the 2016 announcement did not represent a settled continental position and that...

South Africa’s High Court held that the executive could not withdraw without parliamentary approval and found the notice unconstitutional and invalid. The ruling showed how domestic constitutional...

The Assembly of States Parties activated the Court’s jurisdiction over aggression, effective 17 July 2018. Jurisdiction was constrained by amendments: among other limits, the Court could not generally...

The Chamber found al-Mahdi liable for €2.7 million in individual and collective reparations for the community of Timbuktu. The order recognized symbolic, social and economic harms caused by attacks on...

Burundi became the first state to leave the Rome Statute. The ICC retained jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed while Burundi was a member, and the Prosecutor later opened an investigation....