Category Archives: Rome Statute
Fair Labelling the Crime of Starvation: Why Ratifying the War Crime of Starvation Matters
Cloé Dubuc joins JiC for this guest-post on the war crime of starvation. Cloé is an L.L.M candidate at Laval University and assistant director of the International Criminal and Humanitarian Law Clinic. In the midst of the war in Ukraine, … Continue reading →
Ukraine can and should investigate its own military’s war crimes
While nowhere near the scale of the Russian atrocities, there is mounting evidence that Ukrainian forces have committed war crimes over the course of the Ukraine-Russia war. The allegations, and the evidence supporting them, won’t go away. What matters now … Continue reading →
States that Neutered the Crime of Aggression have a Special Responsibility to Address War Crimes in Ukraine
In an unprecedented move, thirty-nine states have requested that the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigate atrocities committed in Ukraine. It is a welcome and important development. But one crime that the ICC will not be investigating is the crime of … Continue reading →
Making a Distinction: the Rome Statute is not the ICC; it is much more than that
A snapshot from the signing of the Rome Statute in 1998. The International Criminal Court would become a functioning reality four years As this piece goes to publication, dozens of events covering the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its record … Continue reading →
Intersex, Outcast – The Limits of Gender at the International Criminal Court
Laura Nacyte joins JiC for this post on the limited conceptualization of gender in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Laura is an MSc graduate of Global Security from the University of Glasgow where she wrote the dissertation … Continue reading →
The Price of Deference: Is the ICC Bowing to Pressure in the Kenya Cases?
Thomas Obel Hansen joins JiC for this fascinating guest-post on the internal and external pressures facing the ICC in the Kenya cases. Thomas is an independent consultant and an assistant professor of international law with the United States International University in … Continue reading →
