The ICC welcomes the decision by the US Government ending sanctions and visa restrictions against ICC personnel The International Criminal Court ("ICC" or the "Court") welcomes the decision by the US Government to revoke Executive Order 13928, ending sanctions against the ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, and a senior staff member of her office, Phakiso Mochochoko, as well as visa restrictions on certain ICC personnel. ICC lauds lifting of sanctions on prosecutor The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday (Saturday in Manila) welcomed US President Joe Biden’s lifting of sanctions imposed by Donald Trump on the tribunal’s prosecutor, saying it signaled…

  Six newly elected ICC judges to be sworn in on 10 March 2021 A swearing-in Ceremony for six newly elected judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will be held on Wednesday 10 March 2021, at 11:00 (The Hague local time) in Courtroom I at the seat of the Court in The Hague (Netherlands). Due to COVID-19 restrictions, some of the participants will attend remotely. Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, respecting an investigation of the Situation in Palestine How the Office will set priorities concerning the investigation will be determined in due time, in light of the operational…

First Joint Law Report Published by African, European, and Inter-American Human Rights Courts The first joint law report of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, European Court of Human Rights, and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has been published Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: Remedying the Corporate Accountability Gap at the ICC “With great power comes great responsibility,” right? Maybe not. When it comes to corporations and their involvement in grave human rights violations amounting to international crimes, it seems that corporations are almost untouchable. Reconsidering the Digitalization of International Criminal Justice The rapid evolution of…