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Call for Papers: Quality Control in Preliminary Examination: Reviewing Impact, Policies and Practices
Preliminary examinations are one of the most important, yet crucially understudied areas of international criminal…More

Jus Post Bellum and the Justice of Peace: Some Preliminary Reflections – Part 2
Connecting points between jus post bellum and “just peace” What are the links between “just…More

Jus Post Bellum and the Justice of Peace: Some Preliminary Reflections – Part 1
Introduction Jus Post Bellum scholarship has seen an incredible renaissance over the past decade. The…More

Final Conference – Jus Post Bellum and the Justice of Peace – 29-30 September 2016
On 29 and 30 September 2016, the Jus Post Bellum Final Conference, Jus Post Bellum…More

Report: Preliminary Examination and Legacy/Sustainable Exit: Reviewing Policies and Practices – Part 1
Background On 29 September 2015, the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies and the Centre…More

Report: Preliminary Examination and Legacy/Sustainable Exit: Reviewing Policies and Practices – Part 2
Methodology The third panel focused on the methodology guiding PEs. It addressed issues of transparency…More

Establishing a Future for Reparations: Insights and Possible Consequences of the Lubanga Reparations Decision
Thomas Lubanga’s conviction opened the door for the first ICC decision on reparations. After a…More

Reparative Justice after the Lubanga Appeals Judgment on Principles and Procedures of Reparation
Introduction On 3 March 2015, the Appeals Chamber (AC) of the International Criminal Court (ICC)…More

Ongwen at the ICC and the Possible ‘Guilty Plea’: A Response to Alex Whiting
[cross-posted at http://cicj.org/?p=2136] In his two noteworthy posts on Dominic Ongwen’s possible ‘guilty plea’ at…More

Encouraging the Acceptance of Guilty Pleas at the ICC
Yesterday, I argued that plea agreements have the potential to bring enormous benefits to the…More