From the early days of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, there have been clarion calls for individual criminal accountability. The blatant act of military aggression ordered by Russia...
After a long period of inactivity, the Banda case at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has suddenly come back to life, but for very controversial reasons that have received little attenti...
https://beyondthehague.com/2020/05/15/in-absentia-trials-at-the-icc-the-banda-case-re-awakens/
In the wake of Monday’s decision by the ICC Appeals Chamber confirming that Jordan was under an obligation to arrest and surrender Omar Al-Bashir, there have been a flurry of excellent blog po...
For those interested in the Dominic Ongwen case, or issues relating to evidence and prosecuting sexual and gender-based crimes at the International Criminal Court, my new article has recently bee...
https://beyondthehague.com/2019/02/28/preserving-sgbc-testimony-in-the-dominic-ongwen-case/
This week it was reported that the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (“ACHPR”) issued a long-awaited decision on the merits of Thomas Kwoyelo’s complaints against the stat...
by Maria Elena Vignoli For the past six and a half years, the world has witnessed atrocities committed in Syria in a climate of impunity by all parties to the conflict. The route to the Internati...
Human Rights Watch released a new report today detailing groundbreaking efforts in Sweden and Germany to prosecute people for war crimes committed in Syria. Drawing on evidence like photos and vi...
https://beyondthehague.com/2017/10/03/justice-for-syrians-in-european-courts-new-hrw-report/
Beyond The Hague welcomes the Peace and Justice Initiative and the University of Connecticut’s Human Rights Institute for this guest post, which proposes an amendment to the ICC’s Rome Statut...
“We’re determined to shake this feeling of helplessness and start to act. We’re determined, we’re united and we will march as long as it takes. For peace.” These words are taken from th...
https://beyondthehague.com/2016/12/21/civil-march-for-aleppo/
Beyond the Hague is excited to welcome Dr. Rachel Killean for this guest post on the recent appeal judgement at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. Rachel holds a PhD from Q...