International Criminal Court

US delegation to discuss Russian President Putin’s war crimes warrant at ICC

The ICC issued an arrest warrant against Putin in March accusing him of the war crime of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine. Russia has repeatedly denied its forces have engaged in war crimes, or forcibly taken Ukrainian children

New star in Russian politics is mother to 10 children

Maria Lvova-Belova’s future is far from being clear-cut and she is just too good for some people’s liking

Putin must face justice, says Ukraine's Zelenskyy at The Hague

"We all want to see a different Vladimir here in the Hague, the one who deserves to be sanctioned for his criminal actions here, in the capital of international law," said Zelensky

Sudan: A textbook example of elitist power struggles on corpses of people

Stable self-governance demands a mature political culture and civic socialisation that accommodate ideas and the aspirations of the population as a collective entity with farsightedness and not merely the sectional, selfish, and short-term political interests of the power-haves

'Flip-flop' Ramaphosa: South African prez says want out of ICC, office eats his words

Cyril Ramaphosa said ANC took decision that South Africa should pull out of the ICC largely because of the manner in which the court has been seen to be dealing with these types of problems

Russia panicking over Vladimir Putin's arrest warrant: Can he actually be arrested?

Though the ICC issued a warrant for Vladimir Putin over his suspected involvement in the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine, it has no power to enforce such an arrest. While he can technically be arrested in 123 countries that are signatories to the ICC, history shows this is unlikely

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy slams Russian ‘beasts’ after alleged POW beheading video emerges online

Ukraine also compared Russia to the notorious Islamic State and called on the International Criminal Court to investigate the killing after the video surfaced showing Russian soldiers in uniform filming themselves beheading a Ukrainian captive with a knife

Ukraine urges Russians not to adopt nation’s war-hit ‘stolen’ children

Ukraine’s Ministry of Integration of Occupied Territories, has said over 19,514 Ukrainian children are currently considered illegally deported. Russia, meanwhile has not concealed a programme under which it has taken thousands of Ukrainian children, but presents it as a humanitarian campaign

How mighty nations are weakening efficacy of international organisations

Weaker and smaller nations, mainly from the Global South, which have faced questioning and threats from international organisations, including the ICC and UNHRC, could only watch these global bodies being bullied into submission by powerful nations

Vladimir Putin's ally proposes ICC ban in Russia

Vyacheslav Volodin, an ally of Putin's, said that Russian legislation should be amended to prohibit any activity of the ICC in Russia and to punish any who gave 'assistance and support' to the ICC