What would a Trump or Harris presidency mean for the International Criminal Court?
The Trump White House imposed travel sanctions on court staff, while his successor Joe Biden adopted a policy of ‘selective co-operation’
The Trump White House imposed travel sanctions on court staff, while his successor Joe Biden adopted a policy of ‘selective co-operation’
The broad similarities between the Ukrainian and Palestinian conflicts pose a serious challenge for the global community, with many countries open to the charge of hypocrisy
Challenge from Israeli foreign ministry comes days before Binyamin Netanyahu is due to address UN general assembly in New York
Awaiting Attorney General’s advice
ICC member states, including Mongolia, are obliged to arrest the Russian president if he sets foot on their territory
The court investigates without favour, and may charge alleged war criminals from either side
Critics suggest decision around Netanyahu, defence minister and three Hamas leaders may be strategic and request for their warrants could be rejected
Israel is still using US bombs on refugee camps, schools and hospitals while blocking food and clean water to the civilian population of Gaza, including starving children
We’re approaching the moment, and perhaps it’s already here, when the memory of the Holocaust won’t stop the world from seeing Israel as it is
Near-decade long campaign against International Criminal Court uncovered
There are 193 nation states in the world, with Palestine waiting to become the 194th
The prime minister’s political rivals from within the government and the opposition have formed a united front against the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor
Karim Khan says Israel is using ‘starvation as a method of warfare’ and charges Hamas with ‘unconscionable crimes’ on October 7th
Monday’s application mark the first time the ICC prosecutor has targeted the leader of a close ally of the US
Egypt’s foreign ministry said Israel carrying out ‘direct targeting of civilians and the destruction of infrastructure and pushing Palestinians to flee’
Egypt announces it will back South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at International Court of Justice
Israeli TV station speculates that the ICC could issue arrest warrants against the prime minister and other top officials
Proposed five-year military aid package would shield Kyiv from ‘winds of political change’
Mass graves, torture chambers and missile strikes among Kharkiv’s 17,000 war crimes cases
Ofer Cassif: ‘If you really want to stand by the Israelis like I do, you will have to be against the Israeli government’
Binyamin Netanyahu’s choice of Aharon Barak as panel judge at The Hague stuns Israel’s right wing
Human Rights Watch criticises member governments for interfering with how the court acts
The fact that Israel rolled out the red carpet for our Minister for Foreign Affairs, and brought him on a war propaganda tour, shows Israel very much cares what Ireland says and does
Country’s president this week filed a referral to the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza
Seven months into Sudan’s civil war, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and its allies are ransacking and capturing the Darfur region
Both the Tánaiste and Taoiseach have been clear they believe the violence is disproportionate and morally indefensible
Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid given standing ovation by Sinn Féin party members after emotional address
What are the rules of war and what are the consequences when they are are breached?
The court in The Hague issued warrant in March for arrest of Russian president Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes in Ukraine
International Criminal Court-accredited Franco-Swiss lawyer is advocating for dead civilians, children full of shrapnel and people who lost hands and feet
Ksenia Koldin (18) describes how she rescued her 11-year-old brother after his short visit to a summer camp turned into a nine-month absence
Brics meeting in Johannesburg in August likely to be attended by Russian president accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court
The former president has been a fugitive from the International Criminal Court since 2009
Zelenskiy claims invasion should be seen as ‘primary offence’ committed by Moscow
‘What the international community needs to do, and it will never do, is listen to the Sudanese people’
Zelenskiy calls for more military assistance in visit to The Hague
South Africa appears to threaten to withdraw its support for the court because of its decision to issue arrest warrants for Putin last month
Durban is hosting a summit of the Brics group of nations but as a member of the International Criminal Court South Africa is obliged to arrest the Russian president
Kyiv says nearly 19,500 children have been taken to Russia or occupied Crimea since the invasion
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US legal complaint claims Russian national transferred thousands of euro from Irish bank to pay US tuition fees
Report says both sides may have committed ‘war crimes’ as Russian forces kill seven civilians in shelling of towns
Israeli public opinion is not homogenous and has given the prime minister notice that his government can go only so far
ICC has no ‘police force’ and depends on willingness of court’s member states to hold and transfer fugitives to The Hague
Arrest warrants issued for Russian president and children’s rights commissioner for ‘unlawful deportation’ of Ukrainian children
The frequency of deadly attacks on civilians by paramilitaries far outweighs unambiguous examples of unlawful killings by state forces
Moscow does not recognise the jurisdiction of the Hague, Kremlin spokesperson says
Smugglers and traffickers stay in business because of the lack of legal and safe routes for those seeking refuge from their home countries
‘Growing consensus’ that a special court is required to try crimes of Russian aggression in Ukraine, Dutch foreign minister says
Coveney to push body on pursuing Kremlin for ‘crime of aggression’ over Ukraine war
Resolution calls for co-operation by agencies to collect evidence swiftly to aid prosecutions
Abu Akleh was reporting on Israeli raids and, according to witnesses, was shot with a colleague as she approached a patrol
Police attack those waving Palestinian flags and arrest six described as ‘rioters’
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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