The Lawfare Institute’s Post

ICC prosecutions are garnering heightened worldwide attention, both negative and positive. The thought with the linked article below is to provide background about the International Criminal Court history, who are and are not Member States, what, and how it decides cases, and whether it is/is not fulfilling its original purpose. Cheers Dick https://lnkd.in/ek4tcW8s

This symposium proposes a change in the structures of international criminal law that could have similarly profound impacts on the overall field: the consolidation of residual mechanisms for ad hoc and hybrid tribunals – the bodies that carry out the tasks of these tribunals after their prosecutorial mandates have concluded – into a single residual mechanism. Consolidating the Aftermath of Justice – The Idea of a Single Residual Mechanism for Atrocity Crimes https://lnkd.in/dEv675w8

Recommended read: Dive into the legal intricacies surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict and its implications for the International Criminal Court (ICC) in this insightful analysis by Professor Leila Sadat from Washington University School of Law. Professor Sadat's piece provides a comprehensive examination of jurisdictional challenges, war crimes, and the potential impact on the ICC's legitimacy. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e9yW_PiW #ICC #Israel #Palestine

Further on the #ICC Prosecutor’s application for arrest warrants, with explanation of the various steps and what next. #Gaza #Palestine #OPT #Israel #internationallaw #humanrights #FreePalestine #ceasefirenow

Judicial Control of the EPPO: the Role of the Court of Justice The eucrim website features an intriguing new article: Advocate General Anthony Collins writes about judicial control of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, namely about the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The article examines the exercise by the Court of Justice of its judicial review jurisdiction with respect to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). It describes the CJEU’s activities within the framework of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice – of which the European Public Prosecutor’s Office is a key element – before examining the Court’s jurisdiction to review the legality of measures taken by the EPPO as well as a number of pending cases in this context. The article is a pre-print from eucrim issue no 1/2024, which focuses on the European Public Prosecutor’s Office – the new EU body responsible for investigating, prosecuting, and bringing to judgment crimes against the EU’s financial interests. https://lnkd.in/ery76-xm #eucrim European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), Thomas Wahl Anna Pingen European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), #EU Der Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union, #CJEU #criminallaw Indira Tie, M.A. Anna Schaich

Don’t miss Lorenzo Bernardini’s Op-Ed discussing the case BK (Case C-175/22) that involves the interpretation of Article 6(4) of Directive 2012/13 on the right to information in criminal proceedings and Articles 3 and 7(2) of Directive 2016/343 on the presumption of innocence and the right to be present at trial in criminal proceedings. #EU #EUlaw #ecj #criminallaw

If my post is read by experts in international criminal law, I ask you to send a lawsuit to the International Criminal Court to declare Dmitry Medvedev a terrorist and put him on the international wanted list for openly confessing and announcing the liquidation of the head of a sovereign democratic state. #medvedevterrorist #ICC #IccCPI #StopTerrorism #SaveDemocracy International Criminal Court

Amidst a lot of pontificating about what the current prosecutor of the International Court will, may or won't do in relation to alleged crimes in Palestine and Israel, there is little attention given to the systemic problems of the ICC - this is something I wrote a few years ago. Still relevant it seems. #internationalcriminalcourt #crisis #legitimacy #legallearning #legalmobilization https://lnkd.in/e-ENn8kY

Angola Becomes First Country to Join African Criminal Court