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ICC prosecutor decried Sudan president's 'continued crimes against humanity' [this day at law]
June 8, 2012 by Cody Harding
On June 8, 2011, International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo issued a statement accusing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of continued crimes against humanity in Darfur. Ocampo detailed Bashir's crimes, which included genocide, halting dissemination of information about.... [more]
ICC prosecutor: cut off aid for countries refusing to arrest al-Bashir
June 5, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo said Monday that economic or other aid should be refused to those countries that assist Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir in evading the arrest warrant that was issued against him in 2010. Al-Bashir's government has dismissed.... [more]
ICC Effectiveness Depends on Member State Cooperation [comment]
January 3, 2012 by Stephen Krug
JURIST Guest Columnist Eric Leonard, the Henkel Family Chair in International Affairs Political Science at Shenandoah University, says that for the International Criminal Court to become a truly effective institution of humanitarian law, member states must consistently adhere to and enforce its.... [more]
Kenya court issues arrest warrant for Sudan president al-Bashir
November 29, 2011 by Alexandra Malatesta
The Kenyan High Court ruled Monday that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir must be arrested if he ever returns to Kenya. The ruling was in response to al-Bashir's second visit, where Kenya joined the ranks of the other African countries that have refused to enforce the International Criminal Court.... [more]
ICC urged Kenya to arrest al-Bashir [this day at law]
October 25, 2011 by Cynthia Miley
On October 25, 2010, the International Criminal Court (ICC) requested that Kenyan authorities arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during his trip to Kenya. The ICC made the request after it issued an arrest warrant for al-Bashir in March 2009 on seven counts of war crimes and crimes against.... [more]
UN rights investigators began Sudan probe [this day at law]
May 23, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On May 23, 2007, UN inspectors met with Sudanese officials in the beginning of an international investigation into human rights abuses by the Sudanese government in Darfur. The seven-member team began their efforts following a resolution passed by the UN Human Rights Council, which called on the.... [more]
UN granted ICC jurisdiction over Sudan conflict [this day at law]
March 31, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On March 31, 2005, the UN Security Council approved a draft resolution granting the International Criminal Court (ICC) jurisdiction over the conflict in Darfur. Resolution 1593 passed with 11 votes in favor and four members, Algeria, Brazil, China and the US, abstaining. The ICC later charged.... [more]
ICC issued war crimes arrest warrant for Sudanese president [this day at law]
March 4, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On March 4, 2009, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese head of state Omar al-Bashir, charging him with seven counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, but declining to charge him with genocide. The arrest warrant had been sought by ICC prosecutor.... [more]
ICC charges al-Bashir with genocide
July 12, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday charged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with three counts of genocide in relation to the Darfur conflict. The chamber found that there were reasonable grounds to conclude that Bashir had committed genocide against the Fur,.... [more]
ICC orders trial chamber to reconsider al-Bashir genocide charges
February 3, 2010 by David Manes
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday reversed a Pre-Trial Chamber decision that denied the application for an arrest warrant on genocide charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. The court emphasized that the reversal was procedural in nature, and.... [more]
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