Review of the International Criminal Court November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 by Mariana Pena Insights and Recommendations for Future ICC Prosecutorial Elections …direction. ICC elections have suffered from a lack of transparency and from political deals. The 2020–2021 election of the third prosecutor promised significant improvements with respect to past elections. However,…
Review of the International Criminal Court October 27, 2021November 3, 2021 by Mariana Pena Election Matters Before the 2021 Assembly of States Parties In an off year for major elections at the International Criminal Court (ICC), the forthcoming meeting of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) will nonetheless have ICC elections high on…
Review March 25, 2021May 6, 2021 by Angela Mudukuti IER Blog Series: “Court’s problems may be in part the result of the standard of some judges…” –striving to improve the ICC Bench This blog is part of a series on selected aspects of the ICC Independent Expert Review Final Report released on September 30, 2020. Six new International Criminal Court (ICC) judges were sworn…
Review March 1, 2021May 6, 2021 by Angela Mudukuti IER Blog Series: The Next ICC President: Watch This Election Closely This blog is part of a series on selected aspects of the ICC Independent Expert Review Final Report released on September 30, 2020. The Presidency is a highly influential and…
Review February 22, 2021May 6, 2021 by Fiona McKay IER Blog Series: Raising the Bar for ICC Judges’ Professional Development This blog is part of a series on selected aspects of the ICC Independent Expert Review Final Report released on September 30, 2020. Socrates described the essential duties of a…
Review of the International Criminal Court February 9, 2021May 11, 2021 by Angela Mudukuti Prosecutor Election: ICC Staff Union Council Calls for Vetting The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Election process continues as do calls for vetting. The Justice Initiative has repeatedly called for full and thorough vetting including at the last COJUR-ICC…
Review of the International Criminal Court February 3, 2021May 11, 2021 by Angela Mudukuti Continued Concerns About the ICC Prosecutor Election: No Election Without Vetting …not be repeated. The time to create a permanent vetting mechanism that can be in place for the next round of elections, including the judicial elections in two years’ time,…
Review February 2, 2021May 6, 2021 by Mariana Pena IER Blog Series: The Shocking Findings on Bullying and Harassment …for the position (para. 74). This problem underscores the importance of improved, merit-based elections at the ICC. In addition to appropriate training for ICC managers and judges, reform of the…
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 The International Criminal Court (ICC) judicial elections have come and gone. Six new judges – from Costa Rica, Georgia, Mexico, Sierra Leone, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United Kingdom –…
Dominic Ongwen November 24, 2020May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Community Members and Civil Society Welcome Judgment Date for Ongwen Case On November 12, 2020, the Trial Chamber IX of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that the judgment on conviction or acquittal pursuant to article 74 of the Rome Statute…
