Category Archives: Justice
A Portrait from The Hague: All You Need to Know About What Laurent Gbagbo Wants You to Know
Not all ICC indictees spend their days awaiting trial by writing self-serving biographies. But that is exactly what Laurent Gbagbo, the former President of Côte d’Ivoire, has done. Sophie T. Rosenberg joins JiC for this post on Gbagbo’s recently published … Continue reading →
The Curious Timing of Announcements at the ICC
International institutions, political parties and big companies. Something all of these have in common is their interest in sharing good news when the world is paying attention and bad news when it isn’t. The logic is simple: the sharing of … Continue reading →
How the Canadian Government’s Pursuit of ‘Justice’ Makes Canadians and the World Less Secure
Canada currently finds itself in the midst of a historically long election. Perhaps more so than any other campaign in recent memory, the world is paying attention. Will Canadians re-elect a government that has tarnished the country’s global reputation on … Continue reading →
Laying the Blame: Justice in Syria Just Got a Bit More Likely
Anyone would be excused for believing that things in Syria may get worse before they get better. Millions of civilians live in daily fear for their security. Those who manage to escape do so to a new kind of hell … Continue reading →
Victims in the Driver’s Seat: The Trial of Hissène Habré
Oliver Windridge joins JiC for this timely guest-post on the role of victim groups in pushing for the prosecution of Hissène Habré. Oliver is the founder of the ACtHPR Monitor, a website and blog dedicated to the African Court on … Continue reading →
The Africa-ICC Relationship – More and Less than Meets the Eye (Part 1)
This is part one of a three-part series on the ICC-Africa relationship. Click here for part 2 and here for part 3. There is no point denying it. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has a problem with its relationship with … Continue reading →
Innovating Justice: The Mobile Apps Aiming to Transform How We Respond to Situations of Mass Atrocity
International criminal courts have often been a source of inspiration for technological innovation. At Nuremberg, the trial of the leading Nazis was facilitated by the creation of a pioneering interpretation machine by IBM, which enabled the simultaneous translation of the … Continue reading →
The ICC and ISIS: Be Careful What You Wish For
Over the past few weeks, JiC has covered issues pertaining to international justice and accountability in Syria and Iraq, including the wisdom of a United Nations Security Council referral of the Islamic State to the International Criminal Court (ICC). This … Continue reading →
Addressing the Economic Dimensions of Mass Atrocities: International Criminal Law’s Business or Blind Spot?
The past few decades have witnessed a burgeoning literature examining the economic dimensions of modern warfare. Indeed, if Prussian general and military theorist Carl von Clausewitz could argue in 1832 that war is merely a continuation of politics by other … Continue reading →
Justice and Accountability in Syria: The Limited Options at Hand
Shikha Dilawri and Mark Lattimer join JiC for this guest-post on the options available for achieving justice and accountability in Syria. Mark is the Director of the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights and co-editor of Justice for Crimes Against Humanity. … Continue reading →
