The International Criminal Court issued its first arrest warrants for Russians allegedly responsible for war crimes in Ukraine.
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The Ugandan militant remains on the run despite a US$5 million bounty on his head for war crimes committed between 1987 and 2006.
Many genocide classes review the Holocaust or Cambodia’s Killing Fields. A scholar wanted to show that genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing still happen today.
Dominic Ongwen was the first person to use the defence of duress at the International Criminal Court.
Ongwen’s case ends the blanket amnesty that African courts have always granted ex-child abductees over war crimes
Special counsels are not entirely independent, but they do still help administrations avoid the perception of bias.
Prosecuting a leader like Vladimir Putin accused of war crimes is difficult. But the trial of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in the early 2000s offers a potential playbook.
Small states have limited power to influence global events, but New Zealand can still up its game in an increasingly lawless and dangerous world.
The ICC can still reopen cases against President William Ruto and his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta if it lands solid evidence.
Kenya’s new president needs to forge closer ties with regional heavyweights to create a balance of power that favours his country.
Research in Kenya finds victims or witnesses to violence are less likely to buy into anti-International Criminal Court political narratives.
Other recent conflicts that resulted in war crimes allegations help explain how complex it will be to gather evidence of war crimes in Ukraine – and provide answers for families of victims of the war.
A host of problems are behind police failures, including poor evidence gathering and the mistreatment of witnesses.
Countries have used starvation as a war strategy for centuries, historically without being prosecuted. Three experts on hunger and humanitarian relief call for holding perpetrators accountable.
Prosecuting a leader like Vladimir Putin accused of war crimes is difficult. But the trial of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in the early 2000s offers a potential playbook.
Countries would likely need to set up new courts to prosecute Vladimir Putin for illegally invading Ukraine – but this isn’t a sure bet he would ever be held accountable for his crimes.
The first war crimes charges are being laid against Russian soldiers in Ukraine, but will the architects of the war face justice?
Maxime Mokom is an ordinary man who came to reflect a specific vision of the Central African society, one that exclude other fellow citizens in the name of being a ‘true central African’.
The Ukrainian president says the country will set up its own system for prosecuting Russian soldiers for war crimes.
Odinga is considered a master strategist, sometimes populist and excellent mobiliser.
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