By Malak Khalil, Advocacy and Survivor Participation Fellow With the Labour party conference underway, there is much scrutiny of the Government’s first year in power. Despite rare cross-party agreement from all four major parties that reform of consular assistance is needed, one manifesto commitment that has… Read More
By Lauren Schaefer, Legal Fellow If a senior military commander implicated in atrocities in Ukraine, or an official involved in repression in Iran, were to visit the UK today, they could not be prosecuted for crimes against humanity. The exercise of universal jurisdiction is a vital mechanism… Read More
At present, the UK’s ability to prosecute grave international crimes under universal jurisdiction is limited. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has criticised the current legal framework for creating “barriers to accountability”. This briefing supports the proposed recommendation from the JCHR and the International Development Committee and outlines the… Read More
Reliable sources indicate that the United States plans to sanction the ICC as an institution in the coming weeks. Civil society worldwide is urgently calling on States Parties to the Rome Statute to prevent these sanctions. Below is a full list of organisations and individuals that have endorsed the… Read More
تشير مصادر موثوقة إلى أن الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية تخطط لفرض عقوبات على المحكمة الجنائية الدولية كمؤسسة في الأسابيع المقبلة. ويأتي ذلك في أعقاب سلسلة من الإجراءات التي استهدفت في البداية المدعي العام للمحكمة الجنائية الدولية ونائبيه… Read More
English Español العربية Des sources fiables indiquent que les États-Unis envisagent de sanctionner la Cour Pénale Internationale (CPI) en tant qu’institution dans les semaines à venir. Ces meances de sanctions font suite à une série de désignations visant le… Read More
English Français العربية Fuentes confiables indican que Estados Unidos (EE. UU.) planea sancionar a la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) como institución en las próximas semanas. Esta decisión sigue a una serie de designaciones, primero contra el… Read More
Français Español العربية Reliable sources indicate that the United States (US) plans to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution in the coming weeks. This follows a series of designations, first against the ICC Prosecutor, Deputy Prosecutors,… Read More
