The Chinese government on Wednesday warned that pressing war crimes charges against Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir in the International Criminal Court (ICC) would have "disastrous" consequences on the implementation of a...
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A Sudanese man charged with aiding an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation of a Darfur war crimes suspect appeared in court Monday. Mohamed Alsary Ibrahim is charged with working to overthrow the...
ICC judges seek more information on arrest warrant requests for Sudan rebels
Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Wednesday asked the office of Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo for additional materials supporting its request for arrest warrants for rebel leaders in...
ICC chief prosecutor urges states to prepare for ruling on Bashir arrest
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo Wednesday formally called upon states to prepare for the court's ruling on the arrest of Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al Bashir ....
ICC chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Darfur rebel leaders
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Thursday formally asked ICC judges to issue arrest warrants for the leaders of rebel groups in Sudan's Darfur region [JURIST news...
Sudan parliament approves electoral commission created under peace deal
The Parliament of Sudan on Monday approved the appointment of a nine-member independent electoral commission to oversee the country's upcoming elections. Sudanese president Oman al-Bashir along with vice presidents Salva Kiir and Ali Osman Taha...
ICC chief prosecutor to seek arrest warrants for Darfur rebel leaders
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Friday at a meeting of states party to the ICC treaty that he would seek arrest warrants for the leaders of rebel...
JURIST Guest Columnist Peter Erlinder of William Mitchell College of Law, says that the recent conviction of "Chuckie" Taylor suggests that President-elect Obama has a chance to demonstrate, by example, what the Rule of Law and "equality before the law,"...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday that the International Criminal Court (ICC) needs more vocal support from its member countries in a memorandum sent to member governments in advance of...
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said in a Monday interview with Egyptian television that the International Criminal Court (ICC) should wait for Darfur peace efforts to play out before proceeding with...