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• Duterte Is Enjoying the Due Process He Denied to His Thousands of Victims

  23-03-2025 06:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In Duterte’s Philippines, due process was not a right, it was a privilege that was not extended to the victims of his drug war.
  
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• How the High-Stakes Arrest of Rodrigo Duterte Unfolded

  20-03-2025 20:18 via nytimes.com
  
  The man who ordered the Philippines’ bloody war on drugs is now in a cell at The Hague. Getting him there was far from a sure thing.
  
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• Trump Administration Ends Tracking of Kidnapped Ukrainian Children in Russia

  19-03-2025 04:44 via nytimes.com
  
  A Democratic lawmaker is drafting a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking whether a database on thousands of children has been deleted.
  
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• Duterte Makes First Appearance at International Criminal Court

  14-03-2025 22:36 via nytimes.com
  
  Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, appeared by video at a pre-trial hearing on charges of crimes against humanity for the killing of tens of thousands of civilians in his antidrug campaign.
  
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• Duterte Appears in Court in The Hague via Video After Arrest

  14-03-2025 15:03 via nytimes.com
  
  Rights groups have said tens of thousands were killed in his antidrug campaign while he was the president of the Philippines.
  
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• The People Whose Children Were Killed in Duterte’s Drug War

  14-03-2025 13:20 via nytimes.com
  
  For many Filipinos, Rodrigo Duterte’s transfer to the International Criminal Court was a milestone in their quest for justice. But some were conflicted.
  
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• Why Rodrigo Duterte Was Arrested Now

  12-03-2025 15:31 via nytimes.com
  
  Running parallel to Rodrigo Duterte’s transfer to the International Court of Justice in The Hague is a monthslong feud with the Philippines’ current president.
  
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• Duterte’s Arrest Shows Power and Limits of the International Criminal Court

  11-03-2025 20:59 via nytimes.com
  
  The arrest represents a significant victory for the I.C.C., but only a narrow set of circumstances made it possible.
  
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• Philippines’ Ex-President Duterte Arrested Under I.C.C. Warrant

  11-03-2025 18:38 via nytimes.com
  
  Rodrigo Duterte, the former Philippine president, was arrested on Tuesday in Manila and was flown to The Hague to face International Criminal Court charges of crimes against humanity.
  
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• What to Know About the I.C.C. and Rodrigo Duterte’s Arrest

  11-03-2025 17:32 via nytimes.com
  
  Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, was arrested on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. But questions of jurisdiction complicate the matter.
  
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• Why the I.C.C. Arrested Duterte Despite Questions Over Jurisdiction

  11-03-2025 12:41 via nytimes.com
  
  Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, was arrested on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. But questions of jurisdiction complicate the matter.
  
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• Aviones venezolanos llevan a migrantes deportados de EE. UU. a Venezuela

  10-02-2025 23:16 via nytimes.com
  
  Los vuelos, que salieron de Fort Bliss, en Texas, representan una importante victoria para el presidente Trump, quien ha prometido llevar a cabo deportaciones generalizadas.
  
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• Deportation Flights Return Migrants From U.S. to Venezuela

  10-02-2025 21:30 via nytimes.com
  
  The flights, which left Fort Bliss in Texas, represent a significant victory for President Trump, who has vowed to carry out sweeping deportations.
  
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• Why Is Trump Targeting the ICC?

  07-02-2025 22:47 via nytimes.com
  
  President Trump says the work of the I.C.C., the world’s highest criminal court, threatens the national security of the United States and its allies, including Israel.
  
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• ICC Denounces Trump Order Imposing Sanctions on It

  07-02-2025 16:11 via nytimes.com
  
  The International Criminal Court said President Trump’s executive order sought to harm its “independent and impartial judicial work.” Several European countries reaffirmed support for the body.
  
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• ICC Pushes Back on Trump Order Imposing Sanctions on It

  07-02-2025 13:18 via nytimes.com
  
  The International Criminal Court said President Trump’s executive order sought to harm its “independent and impartial judicial work.”
  
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• Trump Imposes Sanctions on I.C.C., Accusing It of Targeting U.S. and Israel

  07-02-2025 04:42 via nytimes.com
  
  The president signed an executive order that said the I.C.C.’s actions against Israel and preliminary investigations into the United States “set a dangerous precedent.”
  
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• Trump Imposes Sanctions on the ICC, Accusing It of Targeting the U.S. and Israel

  07-02-2025 02:12 via nytimes.com
  
  The president signed an executive order that said the I.C.C.’s actions against Israel and preliminary investigations into the United States “set a dangerous precedent.”
  
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• Trump’s Gaza Takeover Would Be Illegal Under International Law, Experts Say

  05-02-2025 13:50 via nytimes.com
  
  Forcing Palestinians to leave the enclave would be “a straightforward crime against humanity,” an Oxford professor said. It would be a further violation to take over the territory.
  
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• Trump Proposes U.S. Takeover of Gaza and Says Palestinians Should Move

  05-02-2025 03:33 via nytimes.com
  
  The president met with the Israeli prime minister at the White House, meeting in person with another world leader for the first time since returning to power.
  
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• Trump and Netanyahu Meeting Is Expected to Focus on Gaza Cease-Fire

  04-02-2025 11:03 via nytimes.com
  
  The president will welcome the Israeli prime minister to the White House for his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to power.
  
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• Italian Judges Block Meloni’s Plan to Hold Asylum Seekers in Albania

  31-01-2025 21:51 via nytimes.com
  
  It was the third ruling against the policy of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government by a court, which ruled against the transfers pending a review next month by an E.U. court.
  
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• Democrats Block Bill to Impose Sanctions on I.C.C. Officials

  28-01-2025 23:19 via nytimes.com
  
  The failed Senate vote was a setback for the bill, which aims to punish the court for its decision to prosecute top Israeli officials for war crimes based on the military offensive in Gaza.
  
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• Democrats Block Bill to Impose Sanctions on International Criminal Court Officials

  28-01-2025 22:04 via nytimes.com
  
  The failed Senate vote was a setback for the bill, which aims to punish the court for its decision to prosecute top Israeli officials for war crimes based on the military offensive in Gaza.
  
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• Giorgia Meloni Investigated for Italy’s Release of Libyan War Crimes Suspect

  28-01-2025 19:24 via nytimes.com
  
  The Italian prime minister announced the investigation on social media, saying, “I cannot be blackmailed.”
  
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• Giorgia Meloni Investigated for Italy’s Release of Libyan Wanted for War Crimes

  28-01-2025 18:37 via nytimes.com
  
  The Italian prime minister announced the investigation herself over social media, calling it “blackmail.”
  
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• Libyan Sought by I.C.C. for War Crimes Is Released by Italy, Sparking Backlash

  24-01-2025 14:17 via nytimes.com
  
  The government attributed the release to procedural reasons. But critics say it is because Italy depends on Libya to stem the flow of migrants from Africa.
  
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• Italy Arrested a Libyan Wanted for Crimes Against Humanity. Then It Sent Him Home.

  24-01-2025 14:17 via nytimes.com
  
  The government attributed the release to procedural reasons. But critics say it is because Italy depends on Libya to stem the flow of migrants from Africa.
  
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• I.C.C. Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Taliban Leader for Persecuting Afghan Women and Girls

  23-01-2025 22:38 via nytimes.com
  
  Karim Khan said that a crime against humanity was being committed by top officials against “Afghan women and girls, as well as the LGBTQI+ community.”
  
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• Trump Vowed to End the Ukraine War Before Taking Office. The War Rages On.

  20-01-2025 00:22 via nytimes.com
  
  Donald J. Trump’s promise to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours, “before I even become president,” proved to be hyperbole.
  
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• House Passes Bill to Impose Sanctions on I.C.C. Officials for Israeli Prosecutions

  09-01-2025 20:15 via nytimes.com
  
  The action put the measure on track for likely enactment given strong support for it among Republicans, who now control the Senate, and President-elect Donald J. Trump.
  
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• House Passes Bill to Sanction I.C.C. Officials for Israeli Prosecutions

  09-01-2025 19:43 via nytimes.com
  
  The action put the measure on track for likely enactment given strong support for it among Republicans, who now control the Senate, and President-elect Donald J. Trump.
  
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• On the Run, a Hit Man Gives One Last Confession

  05-01-2025 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Edgar Matobato says he killed again and again for former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. Now he’s trying to stay alive to testify.
  
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• The Case for Hope for Palestinians

  03-01-2025 07:00 via nytimes.com
  Israeli accountability, a powerful protest movement and an emerging generation of leaders could bring a better future for Palestinians.
  
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• Expanding Our HorizonsReflections on a Compass of Possibilities

  02-01-2025 01:00 via academic.oup.com
  A Compass of Possibilities—Global Governance and Legal HumanismFronzaEmanuela and GiorgettiChiara (eds), (Bologna University Press, 2023), 84 pp. €14.00. ISBN 9791254772515
  
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• How ‘Trophy’ Videos Link Paramilitary Commanders to War Crimes in Sudan

  31-12-2024 11:31 via nytimes.com
  
  Visual evidence collected and analyzed over months by The New York Times identifies the commanders leading an opaque paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, as fighters under their watch commit atrocities across Sudan.
  
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• How ‘Trophy’ Videos Link Rebel Commanders to Possible War Crimes in Sudan

  31-12-2024 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Visual evidence collected and analyzed over months by The New York Times identifies the commanders leading an opaque paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, as fighters under their watch commit atrocities across Sudan.
  
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• History Making at the International Criminal Tribunals

  16-12-2024 01:00 via academic.oup.com
  Writing History in International Criminal TrialsWilsonRichard Ashby (Cambridge University Press, 2011), 257 pp. £18.99 (Paperback). ISBN 978-0-521-13831-4
  
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• La répression par les tribunaux allemands des crimes contre l’humanité et de l’appartenance à une organisation criminelle, en application de la loi no. 10 du Conseil de Contrôle Allié Henri Meyrowitz

  15-12-2024 01:00 via academic.oup.com
  La répression par les tribunaux allemands des crimes contre l’humanité et de l’appartenance à une organisation criminelle, en application de la loi no. 10 du Conseil de Contrôle AlliéMeyrowitzHenri (Librairie Générale de Droit et de Jurisprudence, 1960) 514 pp
  
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• Assad’s Fall in Syria Renews Push for Justice on Crimes Committed by His Regime

  12-12-2024 10:32 via nytimes.com
  
  It seems unlikely that deposed President Bashar al-Assad, who fled to Russia, will be forced to stand trial. That is not deterring activists who have worked for years to document his government’s crimes.
  
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• French Court Finds Author Charles Onana Guilty of Denying Rwandan Genocide

  10-12-2024 22:40 via nytimes.com
  
  Charles Onana and his publisher were fined for passages in a book that were found to have violated a French law making it illegal to deny an officially recognized genocide.
  
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• Prosecutions Across BordersA TWAIL Review of Universal Jurisdiction Practice: The Case of Germany

  05-12-2024 01:00 via academic.oup.com
  AbstractThe practice of universal jurisdiction (UJ), meaning the prosecutions of international crimes before national courts regardless of where the crimes took place, who committed the crimes and against whom these crimes were committed, has been facing critique and praise alike. This article analyses the practice of UJ from the perspective of the Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL). It has been argued that over the years, UJ practice has also reflected the double standards that
  
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• Un exministro de Defensa israelí acusa a Israel de cometer crímenes de guerra en Gaza

  02-12-2024 19:21 via nytimes.com
  
  Los comentarios de Moshe Yaalon fueron desmentidos reiteradamente y criticados por los aliados del primer ministro de Israel, Benjamín Netanyahu.
  
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• Former Defense Minister Accuses Israel of Committing War Crimes in Gaza

  01-12-2024 14:03 via nytimes.com
  
  The comments by Moshe Yaalon were swiftly denied and condemned by allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who said that they would hurt the country and help its enemies.
  
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• Who Is Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing of Myanmar?

  28-11-2024 08:16 via nytimes.com
  
  The country’s military leader has been accused of crimes against humanity over the army’s persecution of the Rohingya ethnic group.
  
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• Who is Myanmar’s Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing?

  27-11-2024 22:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The leader of a military junta is accused of crimes against humanity over his persecution of the country’s Muslim Rohingya.
  
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• France Suggests It Would Not Immediately Arrest Netanyahu Despite I.C.C. Warrant

  27-11-2024 16:39 via nytimes.com
  
  The foreign ministry did not say outright that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel would be free to travel to France, but it argued that I.C.C. rules on immunity applied to him.
  
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• I.C.C. Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Myanmar Junta Leader

  27-11-2024 13:14 via nytimes.com
  
  The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor accused Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing of crimes against humanity toward the country’s Muslim Rohingya.
  
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• Blinken and U.S. Allies Struggle with Wars as Biden’s Presidency Wanes

  26-11-2024 21:03 via nytimes.com
  
  Top diplomats from the Group of 7 nations tried to project unity on Ukraine while discussing differences over Israel and anticipating the return of Donald J. Trump.
  
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• How Can the I.C.C. Prosecute Leaders of Israel, Which Is Not a Member?

  23-11-2024 03:13 via nytimes.com
  
  The jurisdiction of the court in The Hague can extend beyond member states.
  
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