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Palestine joining the International Criminal Court impacts Israel’s options

After more than five years and much diplomatic wrangling, Palestine has joined the International Criminal Court (ICC). Now, the prospect of Israel being held accountable for war crimes has greatly increased, and that will have significant repercussions for the peace process and for Palestinian statehood.

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Why the ICC Does Not Intervene in Syria

It is a common misconception that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is able to intervene in Syria and prosecute either side of the conflict for crimes against humanity. This article outlines why the ICC is not able to intervene right now and hold either side accountable for the Syrian conflict.

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Karadzic’s Attempt to ‘Come Clean’

Defending himself at the International Criminal Court on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for his role in the 1992-1995 war in Yugoslavia, former Bosnian-Serb president, Radovan Karadzic is claiming he is “an innocent victim of Western aggression”

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Fatou Bensouda, new Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

World: New ICC Prosecutor Vows To Focus On Victims

That a war crimes court should focus on the victims of war crimes sounds like a simple concept. But many of those living in the African communities where most of the atrocities being prosecuted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) took place, have long complained they have been forgotten by this controversial and costly institution based thousands of miles away.

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