Fatou Bensouda was investigating whether US committed war crimes in Afghanistan. The European Union’s top diplomat has called for Washington to reverse its sanctions on the international criminal court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and another member of the ICC, calling the measures “unacceptable and unprecedented”. The US blacklisted Bensouda on Wednesday over her investigation into whether
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July 17, 2020
ICC marks Day of International Criminal Justice, launching #resilience campaign
The International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”) today marks 17 July, the Day of International Criminal Justice. Commemorations this year focus on the theme of resilience in crisis and conflict. Amidst the global pandemic, gross violations of human rights continue to unfold across the world; there is an outcry for justice. In opening a
10 Questions for International Criminal Court Chief Chile Eboe-Osuji
Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, president of the International Criminal Court, tells TIME that as far as he is aware, the Trump Administration has not yet acted on its June 11 threat to sanction members of the court or their family members or block their visas, for its investigation into alleged war crimes by U.S. military and
Head of International Criminal Court accuses US of acting unlawfully
ICC president condemns US visa restrictions on officials in Afghan war investigation The president of the international criminal court has accused the US of acting unlawfully by threatening an economic and legal offensive against the institution following a decision by judges to open an investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan. Chile Eboe-Osuji said the punitive
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Dear Applicants, It has become necessary due to the current outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide, to temporarily suspend the upcoming Training Programme for the ACICJ on International Criminal Law and Justice which was scheduled to take place on Thursday 23 April to Friday 24 April 2020. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has described this global
The ICC Registrar signs MOU
The ICC Registrar signs a memorandum of understanding between the Court and the African Center of International Criminal Justice (ACICJ) at the GIMPA Faculty of Law.
October 17, 2019
ICC President visits Ghana
On 15 October 2019, the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji conducted an official visit to Accra, Ghana, where he delivered a major public lecture in the presence of the President of the Republic of Ghana and held talks with other senior government officials. President Eboe-Osuji used the opportunity to thank
October 14, 2019
GIMPA and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to deepen relationship
The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) have re-affirmed their commitment to further collaborate in promoting International Criminal Justice in the world in general, and Africa in particular. This came as a result of a visit by the Rector of GIMPA, Professor Philip Ebow Bondzi-Simpson, to the
August 28, 2019
ICC holds regional seminar on witness protection in Dakar
On 16 and 17 July 2019, the Protection Strategies Unit of Office of the Office of the Prosecutor and the Victims and Witnesses Section of the Registry of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or the “Court”) held a Seminar in Dakar, Senegal, on the protection of witnesses. The event brought together more than 25 focal