April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 by Taegin Reisman A Look Back as the Justice Initiative’s Trial Monitoring Ends …selecting the best ways to communicate with them. A growing number of atrocity crimes trials will require an increasing number of skilled monitors, and we hope that this guide will…
April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 by Tom Maliti The Privilege of Writing Many Firsts …the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is a young institution (it will be 20 years old in 2022). The ICC’s youth and its limited jurisdiction (war crimes, genocide, crimes against…
Review March 18, 2021May 6, 2021 by Eric Witte IER Blog Series: In Search of Staffing Flexibility and Positive Working Conditions at the ICC This blog is part of a series on selected aspects of the ICC Independent Expert Review Final Report released on September 30, 2020. Much recent attention has focused on what a newly…
Review of the International Criminal Court January 15, 2021May 11, 2021 by Mariana Pena ICC Judicial Elections Reform: Some Progress but Still a Long Way to Go …then, too often it is the candidates with the strongest campaigns, rather than those with the highest qualifications, who are most likely to get elected. 2020 presented significant challenges for…
Guatemala Trials December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada The Future of War Crimes Prosecutions in Guatemala …follow their project, Verdad y Justicia en Guatemala, on Twitter. When Alejandro Giammattei was sworn in as president of Guatemala on January 14, 2020, anti-impunity advocates sounded the alarm that,…
November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 by Mariana Pena Grave Concerns about the ICC Prosecutor Election and the Urgent Need for Vetting …International Criminal Court (COJUR-ICC), on November 3, 2020. Mariana Pena, Senior Legal Officer with the International Justice program, delivered the statement. In the interest of transparency, we are making the…
Review of the International Criminal Court November 3, 2020May 6, 2021 by Jânia Saldanha and Fauzi Hassan Choukr A Place for a Brazilian National at the ICC: Seeking Publicity and Transparency …the views expressed. OSJI has offered an opportunity to civil society groups from all nominating states to express their views. 1. Insufficient Publicity On April 7, 2020, the Brazilian government…
Review of the International Criminal Court November 3, 2020May 11, 2021 by Angela Mudukuti and Yassir Al-Khudayri Electing the Next ICC Judges: How did the Advisory Committee on Nominations Fare this Time Around? This year, the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) will elect six new International Criminal Court (ICC) judges. As pointed out in OSJI’s latest briefing paper, electing the best is essential…
Review of the International Criminal Court September 30, 2020May 11, 2021 by Nelson Camilo Sanchez Flying Low to Reach New Heights? Colombia Candidate to the International Criminal Court …or participation. Third, there is the obvious question of how the current Superintendent of Industry and Commerce (Barreto González’ current position) has the profile (and is the best possible candidate)…
Review of the International Criminal Court September 17, 2020May 6, 2021 by Mariana Pena ICC Elections: Civil Society Questionnaires Released …24 other civil society organizations to present questionnaires for both sets of candidates (see here and here). All four shortlisted prosecutor candidates and 20 judicial candidates have been invited to…