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• I.C.C. Prosecutor Seeking Arrest of Israeli Leaders Faces Own Inquiry

  12-11-2024 00:44 via nytimes.com
  
  The International Criminal Court said there will be an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Karim Khan, the court’s chief prosecutor.
  
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• Duterte Says He Takes Responsibility for Philippine Drug War

  28-10-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Former President Rodrigo Duterte was defiant in Senate testimony about the years of bloodshed that left thousands dead. “I did it for my country,” he said.
  
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• Why Sara Duterte Talked About Beheading Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

  22-10-2024 11:04 via nytimes.com
  
  The alliance between Sara Duterte and President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., which brought two notorious dynasties together, has unraveled in spectacular fashion.
  
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• Ex-Philippine President, Under Investigation for War on Drugs, Returns to Politics

  07-10-2024 14:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Rodrigo Duterte, who retired in 2022 after a six-year term as president, filed papers to run for mayor of Davao, his family’s political stronghold.
  
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• Why a Lawyer Says Vladimir Putin Should Be Tried for War Crimes

  29-09-2024 11:01 via nytimes.com
  
  The human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson argues that even a trial in absentia would have impact and could vindicate international law.
  
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• Put Vladimir Putin on Trial for War Crimes? That’s One Lawyer’s Demand.

  29-09-2024 11:01 via nytimes.com
  
  The human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson argues that even a trial in absentia would have impact and could vindicate international law.
  
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• Towards a Counterculture of International Justice

  16-09-2024 02:00
  
  AbstractColoniality and Eurocentrism are entrenched in the field of international justice, reproducing a harmful dominant culture within international justice non-governmental organizations (‘IJ NGOs’) that influences how practitioners behave, interact with each other, and respond to violence and harm. The article argues that this dominant culture prioritizes punitive approaches to violence over more life-affirming forms of justice and accountability that centre healing and community
  
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• Climate Lawsuits Are Exploding. Are Homicide Charges Next?

  12-09-2024 21:44 via nytimes.com
  
  The courts have become one of the most important battlegrounds in the fight over planet-warming emissions. Here are prominent cases to watch.
  
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• I.C.C. Prosecutor Presses Court for Arrest Warrants for Hamas Chiefs and Israeli Leaders

  10-09-2024 22:50 via nytimes.com
  
  The prosecutor, Karim Khan, asked the court to make its decision on the warrants with the “utmost urgency” because of “the worsening situation in Palestine.”
  
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• Correction to: Editors’ Introduction: An Overview of the Role of Civil Society in International Justice

  10-09-2024 02:00
  
  This is a correction to: Sareta Ashraph, Danya Chaikel, Daniela Gavshon, Kirsty Sutherland, Editors’ Introduction: An Overview of the Role of Civil Society in International Justice, Journal of International Criminal Justice, 2024, mqae024, https://doi.org/10.1093/jicj/mqae024
  
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• Civil Society’s EndgameThe Roles and Legacies of Peoples’ Tribunals in Today’s Accountability Landscape

  05-09-2024 02:00
  
  AbstractThis article seeks to examine the contributions of civil society to modern peoples’ tribunals, the extent to which adherence to ‘legal’ processes serves the victims of serious human rights violations, and how these efforts have interacted with ‘formal’ legal spaces. While recognizing that every situation responds to and raises distinct and complex issues and needs, a look at the history, contexts, and development of civil society-led accountability efforts i
  
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• Putin es recibido con alfombra roja en Mongolia

  03-09-2024 20:18 via nytimes.com
  
  Las autoridades ucranianas expresaron su indignación por la visita del presidente ruso y advirtieron que intentarían “garantizar que esto tenga consecuencias” para Mongolia.
  
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• Putin Gets a Red-Carpet Welcome in Mongolia Despite Arrest Warrant

  03-09-2024 13:18 via nytimes.com
  
  Ukrainian officials expressed outrage over the Russian leader’s visit, warning they would seek to “ensure that this has consequences” for Mongolia.
  
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• Putin Begins Meetings in Mongolia in Defiance of I.C.C. Arrest Warrant

  03-09-2024 10:25 via nytimes.com
  
  The Russian president is making a state visit to a country that is heavily dependent on Moscow for oil.
  
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• Putin Arrives in Mongolia in Defiance of I.C.C. Arrest Warrant

  02-09-2024 20:14 via nytimes.com
  
  The Russian president is making a state visit to a country that is heavily dependent on Moscow for oil.
  
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• What to Know About Putin’s Planned Visit to Mongolia Amid ICC Arrest Warrant

  30-08-2024 23:49 via nytimes.com
  
  The Russian president will travel to Mongolia, a member of the International Criminal Court, which issued a warrant for his arrest in 2023.
  
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• Putin Makes First Visit to I.C.C. Member State Since Arrest Warrant

  30-08-2024 23:32 via nytimes.com
  
  The Russian president will travel to Mongolia in his first trip to an I.C.C. member state since the court issued a warrant for his arrest in 2023.
  
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• The Bitter Fight Over the Meaning of ‘Genocide’

  20-08-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Debates over how to describe conflicts in Gaza, Myanmar and elsewhere are channeling a controversy as old as the word itself.
  
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• Protestas en Venezuela: duelo por los muertos y la democracia

  18-08-2024 11:15 via nytimes.com
  
  La nación sigue en zozobra mientras entierra a sus muertos y entra en una nueva era de autoritarismo.
  
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• Venezuelans Mourn Loved Ones Killed in Protests, and Last Shreds of Democracy

  18-08-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  The nation is in anguish as it buries its dead and enters a new era of authoritarianism.
  
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• International Crimes and Double StandardsOld Wine in Many Bottles

  16-08-2024 02:00
  AbstractThe law’s aspiration to impartiality, central to its legitimacy, is impaired by concerns that judicial systems treat similarly situated persons or factual situations differently for improper reasons. In few fields is this truer than the sphere of international criminal justice, where the political stakes are high and judicial institutions are relatively young. The conflicts in Ukraine and Israel/Palestine have fuelled claims on all sides that the search for accountability has been
  
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• Targeted Sanctions as a Pathway to AccountabilityAn Active Role for Civil Society?

  05-08-2024 02:00
  
  AbstractThe growth of ‘Magnitsky-style’ targeted sanctions has ushered in a new chapter in the history of sanctions practice that places civil society actors in an increasingly empowered position. The development of new legal and policy frameworks in several jurisdictions, led by the USA, has formalized an active role for civil society in governments’ sanction designation processes. By creating a legal framework for civil society engagement, the US Magnitsky laws enshrined the
  
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• ¿La presión extranjera podría afectar el poder de Maduro?

  03-08-2024 09:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Es probable que el gobierno de Biden se muestre cauteloso ante nuevas sanciones económicas para Venezuela, en parte porque podrían afectar aún más la economía de Venezuela y provocar una mayor migración.
  
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• Maduro Could Remain Venezuela’s President No Matter What Voters Decided

  02-08-2024 22:36 via nytimes.com
  
  The Biden administration recognized the autocrat’s rival as the winner of Sunday’s election in Venezuela. Yet President Maduro shows no sign of being willing to leave office.
  
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• NGO Support for International Security Force Vetting and ScreeningAn Underexplored Opportunity to Prevent Violations and Pursue Accountability

  02-08-2024 02:00
  AbstractMany non-governmental organizations (NGOs) document violations of human rights and international humanitarian law (IHL) for the purpose of contributing to criminal accountability processes. This requires NGOs to meet criminal procedural standards, often dedicating extensive resources to a form of accountability that is difficult to secure. Given these challenges, this article explores an alternative end-use for NGO documentation of violations: the security force vetting carried out by mu
  
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• Editors’ IntroductionAn Overview of the Role of Civil Society in International Justice

  01-08-2024 02:00
  
  AbstractCivil society has long been a key actor in the pursuit of accountability. Moreover, civil society has often helped define what accountability is and how to achieve it. This symposium looks at various contributions made by civil society organizations to the international justice landscape. First, as pioneers in establishing international tribunals or justice mechanisms and intervening in cases before them, and secondly, through contributing to emerging alternative processes. These process
  
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• Civil Society and International AccountabilityMapping the Terrain

  30-07-2024 02:00
  
  AbstractThe role of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in pursuing accountability for atrocity crimes through international law is more diverse than ever before, and the breadth of CSO activities and the modalities of their engagement with international justice institutions has been overlooked in the scholarship to date. This article explores various CSO approaches to advancing accountability, including at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), investigativ
  
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• Filas de varias horas para votar en las cruciales elecciones presidenciales de Venezuela

  29-07-2024 00:27 via nytimes.com
  
  Las elecciones del domingo podrían ponerle fin a una generación de control del partido socialista en Venezuela. También podrían dar paso a un periodo de profunda incertidumbre.
  
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• Hourslong Lines as Voters Surge to Polls in Venezuela’s Pivotal Election

  28-07-2024 22:08 via nytimes.com
  
  Sunday’s vote could end a generation of control by Venezuela’s socialist party. It could also usher in a period of profound uncertainty.
  
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• Reports of Voting Barriers Mar Venezuela’s Pivotal Election for President

  28-07-2024 18:42 via nytimes.com
  
  Sunday’s vote could end a generation of control by Venezuela’s socialist party. It could also usher in a period of profound uncertainty.
  
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• Reports of Voting Barriers in Venezuela’s Pivotal Election for President

  28-07-2024 18:17 via nytimes.com
  
  Sunday’s election could mark the end of a generation of rule by Venezuela’s socialist party. It could also usher in a period of profound uncertainty.
  
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• Elecciones presidenciales en Venezuela: el país se enfrenta a una decisión existencial

  28-07-2024 11:05 via nytimes.com
  
  Las elecciones del domingo podrían marcar el final de una generación de gobierno del partido socialista en Venezuela. También podría dar paso a un periodo de profunda incertidumbre.
  
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• In Venezuela’s Election, Maduro’s Ruling Party Faces an Existential Vote

  28-07-2024 11:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Sunday’s election could mark the end of a generation of rule by Venezuela’s socialist party. It could also usher in a period of profound uncertainty.
  
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• U.K. Drops Opposition to I.C.C. Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant

  26-07-2024 17:22 via nytimes.com
  
  The new Labour government said it would drop the previous government’s objection to I.C.C. arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the defense minister, Yoav Gallant.
  
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• U.K. Policy on Israel’s War in Gaza Is Diverging From the U.S.

  25-07-2024 06:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Britain’s new government is likely to withdraw objections to the International Criminal Court prosecutor’s pursuit of a warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, two people told The Times.
  
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• Netanyahu’s Speech to the U.S. Congress: The Takeaways

  25-07-2024 01:58 via nytimes.com
  
  Here are six takeaways from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to U.S. lawmakers.
  
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• Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress: Key Takeaways

  25-07-2024 01:58 via nytimes.com
  
  Here are six takeaways from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to U.S. lawmakers.
  
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• Assessing Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress

  25-07-2024 01:24 via nytimes.com
  
  Some of his remarks have been disputed by human rights groups, and others are unverifiable or lacked context. Here’s a closer look.
  
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• Benjamin Netanyahu Brings the War Home

  24-07-2024 11:04 via nytimes.com
  
  With Netanyahu’s visit, Congress can’t ignore its role in Gaza’s carnage.
  
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• Proof of Specific Intent in the Crime of GenocideThe Case of South Africa v. Israel Before the International Court of Justice

  24-07-2024 02:00
  AbstractThe current dispute between South Africa and Israel before the International Court of Justice has many aspects of great legal interest. This article focuses on the identification and proof of the specific intent of a state in the crime of genocide. On this point, the arguments put forward by the two states in the preliminary phase of the proceedings are very different and raise several issues. The article addresses them especially in light of the International Court of Justice’s pr
  
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• This Is Venezuela’s Moment. It Needs the World’s Help.

  19-07-2024 07:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The United States can support Venezuelan democracy by creating an off-ramp for President Nicolás Maduro.
  
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• Shadows of ReturnA Critical Assessment of Prosecuting Female IS Returnees for War Crimes Against Property under the German Code of Crimes Against International Law

  18-07-2024 02:00
  AbstractIn Germany, the prosecution of female Islamic State (IS) returnees for property offences under international criminal law has become increasingly important in recent years. These prosecutions give reason for critical reflections on the basis and limits of protection of property in international criminal law in general and its application in practice, in particular under the German Code of Crimes Against International Law (Völkerstrafgesetzbuch). This article argues that despite a we
  
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• Something Big Just Happened in Kenya

  14-07-2024 12:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The protests and political action of young Kenyans in recent weeks marks a seismic shift for the country.
  
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• How The Times Identified 46 Children Taken From Ukraine

  12-07-2024 17:30 via nytimes.com
  
  For a visual investigation, two Times journalists spent a year tracing 46 children who were taken from a foster home in Kherson and brought to Crimea.
  
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• Merging ResponsibilitiesEthical Considerations for Securing Consent in Open-Source Investigations of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

  11-07-2024 02:00
  
  AbstractIn emergent fields of practice, there is often an ‘ethics lag’ — a period of significant innovation during which the focus is on what can be accomplished more than on the safeguards that should be put in place to protect the public from the unanticipated consequences of that innovation. This is true of the emergent field of digital open-source investigations conducted for international criminal justice purposes, in which researchers and analysts comb the Internet for in
  
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• Years Later, Philippines Reckons With Duterte’s Brutal Drug War

  29-06-2024 06:01 via nytimes.com
  
  A president’s vow to fight drugs unleashed violence and fostered a culture of impunity. But the crimes are finally getting a look, including from the International Criminal Court.
  
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• I.C.C. Convicts Senior Jihadist Police Leader of Atrocities in Timbuktu

  26-06-2024 20:32 via nytimes.com
  
  The court said his crimes had involved overseeing public floggings, torture and arbitrary arrests during a jihadist takeover in northern Mali in 2012.
  
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• La CPI ordena detener a militares rusos vinculados a la invasión a Ucrania

  25-06-2024 19:59 via nytimes.com
  
  Serguéi Shoigú, exministro de Defensa, y el general Valeri Guerásimov, militar de más alto rango del país, fueron acusados de dirigir ataques contra civiles.
  
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• I.C.C. Issues Arrest Warrants for Russian Officials Shoigu and Gerasimov

  25-06-2024 18:20 via nytimes.com
  
  Sergei K. Shoigu, a former defense minister, and Gen. Valery V. Gerasimov, the country’s highest-ranking military officer, were accused of directing attacks against civilians in Ukraine.
  
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• I.C.C. Issues Arrest Warrants for 2 Senior Russian Security Officials

  25-06-2024 13:46 via nytimes.com
  
  Sergei K. Shoigu, the former defense minister, and Gen. Valery V. Gerasimov, the country’s highest-ranking military officer, were accused of directing attacks against civilians.
  
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