Introduction On 9 June 2026, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court issued a decision in response to a request by a State for consultations under…

On 12 July 2026, the Anti-Terrorism and Crimes Against the State Court in Port Sudan sentenced General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (‘Hemedti’), commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces…

The situation in Sudan is often described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Going by the numbers, it could well be more than 150,000 people have died. More…

On 11 November 2025, a Swedish Court of Appeal upheld in its entirety the Stockholm District Court’s judgment in the case of L.I., delivered in February…

On 3 November 2025, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced investigations into crimes allegedly committed in Darfur since the outbreak of…

On 6 October, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued its much-anticipated Abd-Al-Rahman trial judgment, in which the defendant was convicted of crimes against humanity and…

Immunities are back in vogue.  And the debate about them – their relevance, and whether they can shield wanted war criminals from investigation, prosecution or issued arrest warrants…

In his recent – as always highly inspiring – post on proving genocide, Marko Milanovic makes five points on the “correct legal position” of which I will…

“When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain? When the hurlyburly's done, When the battle's lost and won.” Macbeth, Witches,…

On June 25, 2025, Ukraine and the Council of Europe signed an agreement in Strasbourg to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (“Tribunal”).