July 22, 2019August 7, 2019 by Taegin Reisman Electing the Next ICC Prosecutor: Who are the Committee Members? …experience in international criminal law, including representing the African Union before the Appeals Chamber of the ICC in two separate proceedings involving African heads of state. Asides from the ICC,…
June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 by Mariana Pena Electing the Next ICC Prosecutor: Key Considerations for Composing the Selection Committee The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Prosecutor has a nine-year tenure, and the position will be up for election in December 2020. The ICC Assembly of States Parties (ASP) has decided…
May 5, 2019November 5, 2019 by Christian De Vos Electing the Next ICC Prosecutor: Why Process Matters …over previous ICC elections and could provide guidance for how other judicial officers are elected at both the international and domestic level. First, the committee, as in years past, will…
May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 by Taegin Reisman ICC Elections: Monitoring How the Next ICC Prosecutor is Elected …can follow the hashtags OTP2020, ICCElections, and ElectTheBest from now until the elections in 2020. It is imperative that the ASP identify the best person, who not only can most…
March 27, 2019March 28, 2019 by Taegin Reisman 'Complete Structural Change' Needed to Improve ICC Performance: Part I of Interview with Phil Clark …the ICC’s interventions. One of the things I’ve always been interested in in my work is the whole set of political and social dynamics around national elections, especially in the…
December 7, 2018 by Nika Jeiranashvili An Urgent Need for ICC Outreach and Information in Georgia …Georgian political leaders are politicizing an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC), taking advantage of a lack of information from the ICC about its investigation into alleged war crimes…
May 11, 2018 by Mohamed Osman Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi Plans to Return to Libya’s Political Life …the first time an ICC suspect has caused political and legal controversy by seeking to run in national elections. In the lead up to the 2013 Kenyan presidential election, ICC-indictees…
March 8, 2017March 15, 2018 by Nika Jeiranashvili Georgia – A Unique Case For The ICC …stakeholders before engaging. International support for victims as well as for the ICC is crucial. Member states of the ICC will need to play a big role in Georgia’s situation…