Follow us on social

international criminal court

Mapping it: Global South states charging war crimes in Gaza war
QiOSK

Mapping it: Global South states charging war crimes in Gaza war

An increasing number of countries are leading or supporting cases in international courts, further isolating Israel and US

2021-03-10t211337z_93576775_rc2l8m9rs9fh_rtrmadp_3_usa-biden-blinken-scaled
Asia-Pacific

Blinken grilled for maintaining Trump's sanctions on war crimes court

Rep. Ilhan Omar raised concerns in a hearing this week about whether Biden is legitimizing Trump's attacks on the ICC.

President_trump_holds_a_meeting_in_the_oval_office_32007462457-scaled
Washington Politics

Why the Trump administration has such disdain for the ICC

The U.S.'s use of torture in the so-called "war on terror" wasn't something confined to the shadows, but a policy actively defended by administration officials — still to this day.

49994642118_27bc6a60ca_o-scaled-e1591976413563-2280x1282-1
Washington Politics

Targeting the ICC: Misguided sanctions imposed yet again

Team Trump's show of force this week against the ICC was a metaphor for its disdain for international law and institutions.

Shutterstock_1025302297-scaled
Washington Politics

Why the US should be supporting, not undermining, international justice

The U.S. is acting to undermine the legitimate work of a treaty-based international court that steps in only where national courts do not conduct genuine investigations or prosecutions of serious international crimes

Shutterstock_1576637320-scaled
Washington Politics

Collective punishment against ICC officials – and their families

The Trump administration's attempt to interfere with the International Criminal Court, simply because it is investigating Americans, is uniquely perverse.