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Marking International Justice Day

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The Fight for International Justice Continues

Despite setbacks, the powerful can still be held to account for their crimes.

International civil liberties coalition defends ICC amid US dismantling efforts

The International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) on Friday released a statement defending the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the announcement of a campa...

The Int’l Criminal Court as a “Strategic Weapon”: Legal Deterrence, Cognitive Advantage, and the Future of the Rule of L...

States committed to the rule of law can use the International Criminal Court to maximize the cost of adversaries' military aggression. The post The Int’l Criminal Court as a “Strat...

The Road to Dismantling the ICC Runs Through Tokyo

The ICC's ability to function will depend significantly on Japan's response to the U.S. sanctions against the Court's Japanese president. The post The Road to Dismantling the ICC R...

Why Countering the Assault on the International Criminal Court is Necessary to Protect the International Legal Order

Current and former Presidents of the ICC's Assembly of States Parties on the role of the Court in upholding the international legal order. The post Why Countering the Assault on th...

UN experts call for urgent action from ICC member states to defend the Court against fresh US penalties

UN experts on Friday urged member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to implement more stringent measures to safeguard the future of the Court after the latest string...

From Survival to Justice: A Conversation with Judge Theodor Meron

Few figures in international law have witnessed and influenced its development as much as Judge Theodor Meron. A Holocaust survivor who became a leading scholar, government legal a...

ICJ Judge calls for stronger global commitment to human rights and peace

ICC confirms jurisdiction in Libyan war crimes case

Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) found Tuesday that the Court may exercise jurisdiction in the case of The Prosecutor v. Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri....

US ICC Sanctions Pose a Test for Japan

Japan’s only treaty ally sanctioned the ICC president – who happens to be a Japanese national. That embodies Japan’s rule-of-law conundrum. 

The ICC, Arrest Warrants, and Peace Negotiations

Introduction On 9 June 2026, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court issued a decision in response to a request by a State for consultations under Article 97 of th...

Voices from the bench: Women shaping international justice

This publication examines women’s participation and leadership in international justice institutions. Drawing on interviews with women judges and experts, it highlights barriers to...

New International Criminal Court Sanctions and the Threat to U.S. Democracy

The U.S. sanctions against International Criminal Court judges and officials are a threat to constitutional rights in the United States. The post New International Criminal Court S...

Sanctioning the International Criminal Court: The view from Tokyo

Japan is right to support the ICC and its Japanese president. But support should not mean treating the institution as immune from scrutiny.

Beyond the Death Penalty Debate: Human Dignity and Justice in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, September 8 (IPS) - A symposium examining Japan’s death penalty through the lens of human dignity was held on September 5 at Joseph Hall of St. Ignatius Church in Yo...

Haiti’s New Courts Could Change Everything — Or Nothing At All

With international support, the Haitian government is creating two courts designed to prosecute complex crimes like the 2018 massacre at La Saline. Vetting will be crucial. The pos...

Expert Backgrounder: Military Justice in the Israel Defense Forces

Expert analysis and background context for recent decisions made within the Israel Defense Forces' military justice system. The post Expert Backgrounder: Military Justice in the Is...

Rights groups take Trump Administration to court over sanctions on the International Criminal Court

Four human rights organizations filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration challenging US sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC), alleging that th...

ICC leaders condemn efforts to erode international legal order

Efforts to isolate the International Criminal Court aim to undermine the global rule of law, leaders say.

ICC condemns latest US sanctions against its president and prosecutor

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday condemned the US for its latest sanctions against Tomoko Akane, the president of the court, and Abdoulaye Seye, senior trial law...

What does the Trump Administration Statement on Dismantling the ICC Really Mean?

International law experts respond to the Trump administration's campaign to "dismantle" the International Criminal Court. The post What does the Trump Administration Statement on D...

‘So-Called International Law’

On July 13 Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a campaign to destroy the International Criminal Court. Calling the ICC “a global tribunal staffed by unelected globalist bureau...

The time to defend the International Criminal Court is now

Despite reticence to confront destabilizing U.S. behavior, there are risks to Japan's interests and wider support for the ICC should it choose not to firmly respond.