ICC: what does Said’s judgment mean?

Late September, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided that Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, a senior figure of the Seleka movement in the Central African Republic, was guilty of crimes agai...

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80 Years After Nuremberg’s Foundational Moment: On the Current Situation of the Crime of Aggression

The text below is a reproduction of Prof Dr Claus Kreß’ keynote address at the 2026 Nuremberg Forum, as delivered on 7 October at Court Room 600, Nuremberg. As readers of the blog know, we oc…

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Central African Republic: ICC Verdict in Seleka Commander Case

(The Hague, September 23, 2026) – The International Criminal Court (ICC)’s conviction of Mahamat Said Abdel Kani for crimes against humanity in the Central African Republic offers an important measure...

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RDC: décès des deux principaux responsables de la justice militaire dans un crash d'avion à Kenge

Les patrons de la justice militaire de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) sont décédés ce vendredi 25 septembre 2026, avec dix autres passagers et le pilote, dans un crash d’avion à Kenge, dans...

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International Criminal Court convicts Central African militia leader

Judges at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted a ​former Seleka militia leader from the Central African Republic ​of crimes against humanity including torture.

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RUTA members Tereza Hendl and Joanna Karolina Malinowska are organising the GLOHRA workshop Mind the gap: engaging Europe’s East in global health debates - Ruta

RUTA founder Dr Tereza Hendl (University of Augsburg) and RUTA member Dr Joanna Karolina Malinowska (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań) were awarded a

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What is Genocost? Understanding Congo’s new language of remembrance and justice

Every year on August 2, the Congolese community around the world observes a day of remembrance for the victims of the genocide perpetrated against the people of eastern DRC for economic gain.

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Liberia's Long-Awaited War Crimes Court: Momentum – and Risks

Liberia must harmonize its war crimes bills into strong legislation and secure real resources, lest the long-promised court stall again.

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Khartoum After the Storm • EQUATOR

How Sudan’s revolutionary generation was dragged into total war

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To Sudan, from Kenya: The case for prosecuting RSF atrocities in the courts of a regional neighbour

The following article was written by Mikel Delagrange, Senior International Legal Advisor at the Wayamo Foundation and Mark Kersten, Senior Consultant at the Wayamo Foundation and the founder of Ju…

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Avoiding Deadlock in the Selection of a New UN Secretary-General - IPI Global Observatory

Lynn Hastings on how the UN can avoid institutional deadlock in selecting its next secretary-general.

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Human Rights and Social Movements in an Era of Authoritarianism

The conference aims to take stock of the attack on human rights discourses and institutions and identify ways of advocating for human rights that are relevant to the current authoritarian era. The his...

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20 years of the African Court: “States’ support is slow in coming”

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, based in Arusha (Tanzania), is 20 years old and remains largely unknown and under-used compared to its European and Inter-American counterparts.

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Sahel Countries’ Withdrawal From ICC Betrays Victims

Niger on June 18 and Burkina Faso and Mali on June 24 notified the United Nations secretary-general of their respective decisions to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ...

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The Votes That Make a Secretary-General - IPI Global Observatory

Daniel Safran-Hon on how the Security Council's elected members shape the race for the next UN secretary-general.

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Congo files ICJ case against Rwanda over role in conflict

The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed a case against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice over its role ​in the long-running conflict in the east, the government said on Friday.

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Congo colonel sentenced to death over murder of UN experts

A Congolese military court has sentenced ‌an army colonel to death for taking part in a conspiracy to murder two U.N. experts in central Congo nearly a decade ago, in a case that continues to raise qu...

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CPI : le Niger a officiellement déposé sa demande de retrait

Le 18 juin, la Cour pénale internationale a reçu une demande de sortie de l’institution de la part du Niger, neuf mois après l’annonce de retrait de l’AES. Cette requête « prendra effet le 18 juin 202...

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Introducing the Symposium “International Criminal Law in Turmoil: Charting New Paths as They Unfold”

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Second World Approaches to International Law - SWAIL Webinar 9 June 2026

YouTube video by PI Labuda

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Congo Returns to World Cup in High Style After 52 Years Away

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Trial begins of former Central African leader

A UN-backed court in the the Central African Republic will on Tuesday begin the trial in absentia of former president Francois Bozize, over crimes against humanity committed between 2009 and 2013. The...

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Court spares authorities in Yumbi massacres trial

On June 1, the High Military Court in Kinshasa handed down its verdict in the “Yumbi massacres” case, following a four-year trial. It pronounced 34 acquittals and 37 harsh sentences, but the parties i...

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FRIVAO at heart of a new multi-million-dollar scandal

After ex-justice minister Constant Mutamba, former FRIVAO coordinator Chançard Bolukola is now being called to account for his handling of funds meant for victims of the “Six-Day War”. Bolukola has be...

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CfP: Conference "Switzerland as an Incubator of Political Ideas for the Future of Central and Eastern Europe Between 1848 and 1918"

Over the course of the 19th century, Switzerland became one of the most important destinations for political exiles in Europe, including those from Central and Eastern Europe. Its central geographical...

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From Demarcation to Administration

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