United Nations judges and lawyers met on Thursday to discuss the fate of a man accused of bankrolling genocide in Rwanda who remains stranded in legal limbo two years after judges ruled that he was not fit to stand trial.

ICC arrest warrants: Netanyahu avoids French airspace for first time en route to US - www.middleeasteye.net/news/icc-arr...

Three top Italian officials in Giorgia Meloni’s government helped a Libyan warlord escape justice earlier this year and concealed secret meetings about his case from parliament, according to a report to the legislature summarizing the prosecution’s case.

Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

@silviasteininger.bsky.social launches the new standing Legal Sightseeing section at the @ljil-leiden.bsky.social with a snap from Berlin, a visual commentary on German memory culture in the heart of Empire. Are you legal sightseeing too? We welcome your visuals! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

(1/3) With the recent news that the US administration is likely to sanction the ICC itself, which is not unexpected, and the corresponding flurry of calls to '#savetheICC' and for states & institutions to rally around and support the court, one important thing to be mindful of

It’s been just over 2 years - 780 days to be exact - since an Appeals Chamber ruled that #Kabuga’s (already struggling) trial be “indefinitely suspended” due to his health. The prosecution is still insisting that #Rwanda be his final destination, despite defence objections and his unfitness to fly.

The #ICC's Office of the Prosecutor has released its 'Pre-Confirmation Brief' to accompany the 'Document Containing the Charges' against former President of the #Philippines, Rodrigo Roa #Duterte The PCB is a legal narrative outline of the 'story' of the charges. A short 🧵on the main takeaways:

Yesterday my colleagues and I wrote up the story that was floating around for a few days, lets see what's next www.reuters.com/world/europe...

US could hit entire International Criminal Court with sanctions soon - www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Announcements: Use of Biometrics by Armed Forces Conference; CfA International Legal Resonance Workshop; International Law Breakfast Briefings [...] | by Mary Guest www.ejiltalk.org/announcement...

Inside the world of Kenya’s ‘shadow scholars’ paid to write essays for UK students

Abominable and so sad for Kent which used to have a truly unique law school which was once a thriving hub for critical, interdisciplinary, and deeply theoretically informed scholarship. The central university’s mismanagement killed it. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Today is Day 2 of the #ICC’s Confirmation of Charges hearing re: Joseph #Kony, and LRA violence in #Uganda Yesterday’s sessions were marked, shaped, and shadowed by a sense of absence: physical, geographical, and historical. I jotted down some observations: lucygaynor.substack.com/p/a-wee-bit-...

The prosecutor at the #ICTR’s Residual Mechanism has officially requested that Félicien #Kabuga be released to #Rwanda Kabuga - whose trial was indefinitely suspended in August 2023 - has been in detention in #TheHague ever since. The (alleged) “interests of justice” raise their head again.

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court began presenting evidence Tuesday to support their charges against fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony at the global court’s first ever in absentia hearing, alleging that he inflicted horrors on Ugandan society that still echo two decades later.

UN report finds war crimes and crimes against humanity in eastern DRC conflict www.jurist.org/news/?p=292080

US sanctions Palestinian rights groups over ICC probe - www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

The shift in the issue of Israeli bond prospectus' from Ireland to Luxembourg is a significant demonstration that arms of the state can be obliged to confront their international law obligations. Folk in Luxembourg now have to ask the same key questions: www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...

Millions in EU funds have gone to Israeli defence industry, investigation finds

News report on the current impact and implications of US sanctions against the ICC, includes a couple of quotes from me. (report by Eunseo Hong) @unirdg-law.bsky.social - www.courthousenews.com/sanctions-an...

News report on the current impact and implications of US sanctions against the ICC, includes a couple of quotes from me. (report by Eunseo Hong) @unirdg-law.bsky.social - www.courthousenews.com/sanctions-an...

I am giving away one *free copy* of my new book "Governing the Past: 'Never Again' and the Transitional Justice Project". Simply repost to enter the draw. I will randomly select the lucky reader on Friday 5 September. The book can be shipped within the UK or internationally!

2nd woman accuses ICC prosecutor Khan of sexual misconduct. To note, the 2nd accusation didn't take place during Khan's time at the ICC but years previously (2009). The Guardian states they found no evidence to suggest either allegation is part of a effort to discredit him- tinyurl.com/3jdbbvms #ICC

Good to see that one of the courts in The Hague is contributing to judicial accountability for atrocity crimes. A timely reminder that a lot of what takes place within the thing we call international justice extends far beyond and is more diverse then just the ICC. - tinyurl.com/4c4hct2a

(1/2) This will be a new experience for me, in preparing to attend next weeks Euro Criminology conference I (all participants) have been informed that throughout the conference we must always have our passport/ID with us. A major criminology conference & powers of surveillance and control.....

'However, Sky News has confirmed that the initial strike hit Reuters cameraman Hossam Al Masri, who was operating a livestream for the international news agency at the time of the attack.' Read this. Watch the images. Don't look away. Not a single word coming from the IDF can be trusted

2nd woman accuses ICC prosecutor Khan of sexual misconduct. To note, the 2nd accusation didn't take place during Khan's time at the ICC but years previously (2009). The Guardian states they found no evidence to suggest either allegation is part of a effort to discredit him- tinyurl.com/3jdbbvms #ICC

(1/2) This will be a new experience for me, in preparing to attend next weeks Euro Criminology conference I (all participants) have been informed that throughout the conference we must always have our passport/ID with us. A major criminology conference & powers of surveillance and control.....

Good to see that one of the courts in The Hague is contributing to judicial accountability for atrocity crimes. A timely reminder that a lot of what takes place within the thing we call international justice extends far beyond and is more diverse then just the ICC. - tinyurl.com/4c4hct2a

Some decisive collective counter action like this is much needed in the context of US sanctions against ICC staff.

"French President Emmanuel Macron has told his ministers that the European Union should consider retaliatory measures against the U.S. digital sector after President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs over tech regulation and taxes" www.politico.eu/article/emma...

Some decisive collective counter action like this is much needed in the context of US sanctions against ICC staff.

Next will we see the National Guard as... train guards?

“The commander suddenly starts running, grabs the boy, and breaks his arm at the elbow and his leg here. Stepped on his stomach three times and left.” When questioned, the commander responded: “These kids need to be killed from the day they are born.” www.haaretz.com/opinion/2024...

Sharing some thoughts on this piece 👇

Is the Prohibition on the Use of Force Collapsing? My latest @carnegieendowment.org, with Stewart Patrick: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Sharing some thoughts on this piece 👇

The International Commission of Jurists seeks "the immediate removal of Vice-President Sebutinde from participating further in proceedings in the South Africa v. Israel case". Her recent statements reflect "a lack of impartiality, or the appearance of impartiality". www.icj.org/icj-communic...

Israeli army database suggests at least 83% of Gaza dead were civilians www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...

I The 33-year-old photojournalist committed to conveying suffering of civilians with ‘rare honesty and courage’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...?

Jeremy Corbyn urges investigation into report David Cameron threatened ICC's Karim Khan - www.middleeasteye.net/news/jeremy-...

Sharing a few thoughts on developments and possible implications of the newest US sanctions against ICC staff - www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Ex... @unirdg-law.bsky.social #ICC

Highly recommend this joint discussion with @shannonvallor.bsky.social and Blaise Aguera. Anybody who knows my book knows my sympathies are with Prof. Vallor, but it's a great vehicle to understand the fundamental difference in values being applied to this tech. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExHW...

Important and useful thread on the dismissal of the Agathe Habyarimana case in France and challenges of securing Judicial accountability for atrocity crimes 👇

Sharing a few thoughts on developments and possible implications of the newest US sanctions against ICC staff - www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Ex... @unirdg-law.bsky.social #ICC

Whilst technology advances in relation to investigating international crimes, including CRSA, can possibly make important contributions, there are a number of ongoing and unresolved questions of technologies in atrocity accountability investigations regarding transparency, regulations and ethics.

The increasing use of technologies in CVSA cases has also manifested into the ICC, such as virtual reality. A recent pilot project (OTP & Frontier Tech Hub) used virtual reality during court processes and to support victims more widely during their engagement with the ICC - tinyurl.com/4j9ydky7

Related to this issue is the current underacknowledged challenge of data/evidence which gets 'processed' by AI tools from more then 1 international accountability institution/org & what that multiple engagement with AI does in terms of filtering & shaping possible evidence (particularly AI biases).

Interesting piece from earlier this year on the increasing presence, & possible reliance, on technologies for investigating conflict-related sexual assault cases. One of the important points that the piece raising is around survivors concerns regarding data and privacy issues - tinyurl.com/mt3m7sy4