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
Browsing: Peace and Justice
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
Is a Plea Agreement for Dominic Ongwen a Good Idea?
Statements by Dominic Ongwen shortly after his capture (or was it a surrender?) suggest that…More
Drawing the ‘Hermit Kingdom’ out of its Shell: the North Korean Inquiry and Human Rights Accountability
Introduction After over a decade of reports alerting the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to…More
The ICC and the Colombian situation: “Keep focus, keep going”
The International Criminal Court was created after a long negotiation process. According to the Preamble…More
Bringing Conflict into the Peace Versus Justice Debate
The so-called ‘peace versus justice’ debate has come to dominate the politics of International Criminal…More
Victims at the ICC: What is the Way Forward?
When the Assembly of States Parties convenes this week, members will select judges, finalize a…More
The Victims’ Court and the Promise of Restorative Justice
Pernicious fallacy of the ICC’s ‘restorative mandate’ The ICC’s legal framework is progressive in that…More
Paper: The Role of Outreach in Managing Perceptions of the ICC: A Viewpoint from Kenya
I Background Unlike the ad-hoc tribunals established before it, the International Criminal Court (ICC) established…More
Does the ICC Advance the Interests of Justice?
What exactly are the “interests of justice” in the context of the ICC? And should…More