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Africa: What Will Africa Make of Its Opportunity to Lead the ICC?
ISS, 30 July 2014
Amid the debate on the increasingly tenuous relationship between the African Union (AU) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), 2014 presents a rare opportunity for Africa to… Read more »
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Africa: Africa Picks Senegal Minster for ICC Job
The Star, 22 July 2014
AFRICA has finally settled on Senegalese Sidiki Kaba to head the top most political body of the International Criminal Court. Kaba, the Justice minister in Senegal, will take over… Read more »
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Africa: UN Urges Ratification of Treaty Setting Up International Criminal Court
UN News, 17 July 2014
Justice matters, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed, calling for universal ratification of the Rome Statute, which was adopted 16 years ago today and established the… Read more »
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Africa: African Court Comes With in-Built Impunity
IWPR, 26 July 2014
The African Union has approved a treaty to establish a regional human rights court jurisdiction over criminal as well as civil cases. But if the African Court of Justice and Human… Read more »
What Will Africa Make Of ICC Leadership?
Amid debate about the tenuous relationship between the AU and the ICC, 2014 presents a rare opportunity for Africa to take leadership of the main bodies established by the Rome Statute of the ICC, writes the ISS.
InFocus
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The International Criminal Court, ICC, has promised to investigate allegations of human rights abuses during a coup in Mali - but the court's resources are severely stretched by ... Read more »
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The African Union has demanded reforms at the International Criminal Court's office of the Prosecutor or they will stop co-operating. This statement was made after the ... Read more »
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Gender activists, including Nobel laureate Leymah Gbowee, have called on African leaders to support the ICC as it plays a vital role in bringing justice to the survivors of rape in ... Read more »
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While many Africans have been charged by the ICC, the fact that governments have been largely supportive of the organisation is frequently overlooked, writes Stephen Lamony for ... Read more »
