On 10 December 2025, the Security Council once again debated the future of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT). As in previous sessions, delegations diverged sharply in their assessments of the tribunal: France, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Korea underscored the importance of retaining international authority over things like sentence enforcement and early…

On May 2, 2024, Liberian President Joseph Boakai signed an executive order establishing a United Nations-backed war crimes court. This historic achievement is the culmination of years of advocacy, both within Liberia and internationally, to create a forum to investigate and prosecute gross violations of human rights law and humanitarian law that occurred during Liberia’s two civil…