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ICC exposes democratic wounds in Philippines
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (633+ words) The Hague has not invaded Philippine democracy. It has exposed it. Unless you follow Filipino politics closely, the latest chapter in the International Criminal Court (ICC)s Philippines investigation may look like another legal argument about jurisdiction. It is not. It…...
Schneiter's defence: "It should be easy to acquit" (Lundin trial)
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (1111+ words) In courtroom 34 of the'Stockholm District Court, HDMI cables are unplugged and reconnected, Power Point presentations flicker across the screens and assistants hand out new bundles of documents in white paper bags stamped with a black logo. The rustling makes it…...
Why the language of war matters after war
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (556+ words) The answer may shape far more than reputation. It may determine prosecution, punishment, exclusion from public life, denial of compensation, or future claims to legitimacy. This is why the language of war matters so profoundly after war. Labels do not…...
New ICC arrest warrant amid political turmoil in the Philippines
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (471+ words) A sitting Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court for his role in ex-president Rodrigo Duterte's drug war took refuge inside the Senate on Monday to avoid arrest by government agents. Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, the country's one-time police…...
Slavery of Africans: the Global South's call for "historical responsibility
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (919+ words) Justice Info. net Slavery of Africans: the Global South's call for "historical responsibility" The UN resolution of 25 March 2026 recognizes the transatlantic trade in Africans as "the gravest crime against humanity", and asks for reparative justice. Europe should pay attention, says…...
Guatemala: the fall of Consuelo Porras
1+ week, 4+ day ago (368+ words) At the end of April, after two months of work, a Nominating Commission compiled a list of six candidates and sent it to President Bernardo Ar'valo, who was due to select the Attorney General that would lead the criminal investigations…...
Lundin's defence makes their case
2+ week, 58+ min ago (1293+ words) According to Wetterberg, the prosecution cannot rely on a general historical picture of Sudan, the war, or the oil economy. Each alleged fact must first be proven through specific evidence. Only then, he argued, may it be placed in a…...
Today marks the beginning of the first transitional justice trial in Syria
2+ week, 6+ day ago (531+ words) Om Eyhab hurled her words at the lone prisoner in the dock, dressed in a striped uniform. As she finished, the voices of more than ten men rose into the air: "Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!" mixed with camera shutters and…...
Ali Kushayb, the convicted symbol of crimes in Darfur
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (241+ words) Followed by Sudanese in The Hague and in refugees" camps near Darfur, offering finally "some relief" to the victims, the judgement handed down on Monday 6 October 2025 by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, alias Ali Kushayb, remains…...
Dead Men Walking - Episode 1: The International Criminal Court (podcast)
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (41+ words) This first episode of " Dead Men Walking ", a new podcast produced by the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) in collaboration with Justice Info, scrutinizes the International Criminal Court (ICC), one of the most embattled international institutions of our time....