The International Criminal Court? What does it do? How does it work? What challenges does it face? Illustrate your argument with examples.

The International Criminal Court

Don’t forget to download the chapter on the International Criminal Court from Crimes Against Humanity by the lawyer and human rights campaigner Geoffrey Robertson about the ICC from the computer in the library or the dropbox.

Latest February 2019

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/icc-us-john-bolton-international-criminal-court-national-security-advisor-donald-trump-a8531701.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-administration-hague-judge-quits-united-nations-christoph-flugge-a8752031.html

https://www.theguardian.com/law/international-criminal-court

https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/international-criminal-court

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-29532406/how-does-the-international-criminal-court-work

Background

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court

http://www.lawyr.it/index.php/articles/debates/item/147-has-the-international-criminal-court-icc-failed

http://www.cfr.org/courts-and-tribunals/frequently-asked-questions-international-criminal-court/p8981

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/africa-in-focus/posts/2013/10/17-africa-international-criminal-court-kimenyi

http://www.dandc.eu/en/article/criticism-international-criminal-court-being-too-focussed-africa-misleading

http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/blog/misguided-criticisms-of-the-international-criminal-court.html

http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/67768/david-kaye/whos-afraid-of-the-international-criminal-court

http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/09/17/qa-syria-and-international-criminal-court#2

http://thediplomat.com/2012/12/china-and-the-icc/

https://www.hrw.org/topic/justice-internationale/international-criminal-court

http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/10/31/exclusive-international-criminal-court-poised-to-open-investigation-into-war-crimes-in-afghanistan/

important 2016 update:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/world/africa/south-africa-international-criminal-court.html?_r=0

http://qz.com/820738/the-african-leaders-leaving-the-international-criminal-court-actually-have-a-chance-to-fix-it/

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/world/africa/south-africa-international-criminal-court.html?_r=0

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/world/africa/south-africa-international-criminal-court.html?_r=0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_indicted_in_the_International_Criminal_Court

http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/future-of-icc-in-doubt-after-african-countries-withdraw/

http://europe.newsweek.com/icc-international-criminal-court-africa-gambia-south-africa-burundi-515870?rm=eu

http://europe.newsweek.com/icc-international-criminal-court-africa-gambia-south-africa-burundi-515870?rm=eu

http://europe.newsweek.com/icc-international-criminal-court-africa-gambia-south-africa-burundi-515870?rm=eu

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/gambia-international-criminal-court-south-africa-burundi-withdrawal-rome-statute-a7381336.html

Geoffrey Robertson:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kROj5QM0i2Y