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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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• 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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• Orban Invites Netanyahu to Hungary, Flouting I.C.C. Arrest Warrant

  22-11-2024 16:25 via nytimes.com
  
  Hungary, unlike the United States, is a signatory to the court, which accused the Israeli leader of war crimes in Gaza.
  
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• Por qué algunos países no se unen a la Corte Penal Internacional

  22-11-2024 08:00 via nytimes.com
  
  La Corte se creó hace más de dos décadas para exigir responsabilidades por crímenes de lesa humanidad, pero naciones como China, India, Rusia, Israel y Estados Unidos, no son miembros.
  
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• International Criminal Court Seeks Netanyahu’s Arrest Over Gaza War

  21-11-2024 22:18 via nytimes.com
  
  The court accused Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister of having “intentionally and knowingly deprived” Gaza’s population of food, water, fuel and medicine.
  
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• I.C.C. Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant Over Gaza War

  21-11-2024 22:18 via nytimes.com
  
  The court accused Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister of having “intentionally and knowingly deprived” Gaza’s population of food, water, fuel and medicine.
  
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• Netanyahu Sought by International Criminal Court Over Gaza War

  21-11-2024 22:08 via nytimes.com
  
  The court accused Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister of having “intentionally and knowingly deprived” Gaza’s population of food, water, fuel and medicine.
  
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• Netanyahu, tras la orden de detención emitida por la Corte Penal Internacional, se enfrenta a un mundo distinto

  21-11-2024 20:19 via nytimes.com
  
  Las órdenes de detención de la Corte Penal Internacional en contra el primer ministro israelí, Benjamín Netanyahu, y su exministro de Defensa, Yoav Gallant, representan un importante hito diplomático.
  
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• Why Some Countries, Including the U.S., Won’t Join the I.C.C.

  21-11-2024 19:13 via nytimes.com
  
  More than 120 countries are members of the court. The United States, China, India, Russia and Israel are not.
  
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• Netanyahu, Wanted by a Landmark Warrant, Now Faces a Smaller World

  21-11-2024 18:12 via nytimes.com
  
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has allies among the members of the International Criminal Court. But he will have to plan his travel more carefully than before.
  
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• Why the ICC Issued Arrest Warrants for Israeli and Hamas Leaders

  21-11-2024 16:44 via nytimes.com
  
  The International Criminal Court said there were grounds to hold two Israeli leaders responsible for the crisis in Gaza, and a Hamas military leader for crimes against humanity.
  
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• Who Has the ICC Charged With War Crimes?

  21-11-2024 15:25 via nytimes.com
  
  The short list includes Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the deposed president of Sudan, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
  
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• ICC Had Sought Warrants for 3 Hamas Leaders. At Least 2 Are Now Dead.

  21-11-2024 15:23 via nytimes.com
  
  Karim Khan had asked the court to issue warrants for Hamas’s top leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar; its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh; and its military chief, Muhammad Deif.
  
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• ICC Had Sought Warrants for 3 Hamas Leaders. At Least 2 Were Killed.

  21-11-2024 14:13 via nytimes.com
  
  Karim Khan had asked the court to issue warrants for Hamas’s top leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar; its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh; and its military chief, Muhammad Deif.
  
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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 via academic.oup.com
  
  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 via academic.oup.com
  
  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 via academic.oup.com
  
  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 via academic.oup.com
  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 via academic.oup.com
  
  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 via academic.oup.com
  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 via academic.oup.com
  
  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 via academic.oup.com
  
  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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