A month ago, on 11 December 2019, the Colombian Constitutional Court issued an important decision recognising that women and girls who suffered forced contraception and…
Tag: ICC
In Jesner v. Arab Bank, the question the Supreme Court must address is whether corporations can be held liable for violations of international law. This…
Continue reading The emerging norm of corporate criminal accountability for international crimes
The trial against Dominic Ongwen, a former commander of the Sinia brigade in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), started at the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
Continue reading ICC trial against Dominic Ongwen commences – some thoughts on narratives
Tomorrow, 6 December, the trial against Dominic Ongwen will start before Trial Chamber IX of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ongwen’s trial follows the ICC’s…
Continue reading A day to remember: Ongwen’s trial starts 6 December
As I have written before, this year has been a year of firsts for the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC delivered its first conviction…
On 5-7 May 2016, the European University Institute hosted the sixth edition of the State of the Union, a space for high-level reflection on Europe.…
Continue reading Domestication of International Criminal Law and Sexual Violence #SOU2016
Yesterday was a historic day for the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a landmark judgment, Trial Chamber III – incidentally the only ICC bench composed entirely of female…
A recent report by Rukmini Callimachi of the New York Times, on the enforcement of birth control by fighters of Islamic State to prevent Yazidi…
Continue reading Can the ICC prosecute forced contraception?
This blog post was previously published on IntlLawGrrls. On 21 March 2016, Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will deliver the trial judgment in the case…
Continue reading Why we should be watching the ICC on 21 March
This blog post was previously published on IntlLawGrrls. From 21 to 27 January 2016, the confirmation of charges hearing in the Dominic Ongwen case was held…