ICC Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo headed to FIFA
FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, with former Liberian President, Charles Taylor, recently the convicted for aiding and abetting war crimes in Sierra Leone. So that came out of left field. ICC Chief...
View ArticleLuis Moreno-Ocampo’s Lands a New Job – at the World Bank
(Photo: RNW) We thought he was going to FIFA to investigate ethical breaches and corruption. He had wanted the post but, at the last moment, lost the job. Now, however, the World Bank is apparently set...
View ArticleBackstage at the ICC: A Review of ‘The Court’
The Court, a documentary by Michele Gentile and Marcus Vetter. To many, if not most, the International Criminal Court (ICC) still looms like an impenetrable institution where the decisions made and...
View ArticleCould Russia be a Key to International Justice in Libya?
(Photo: Andrew Winning / Reuters) The battle between Libya and the International Criminal Court (ICC) over where Abdullah al-Senussi and Saif al-Islam Gaddafi should be tried has taken another dramatic...
View ArticleFormer ICC Chief Prosecutor Speaks out on Syria, Endorses Conditional Referral
(Photo: AP) For the most part, Luis Moreno-Ocampo has remained quiet about the work of his former employer, the International Criminal Court (ICC). But in the midst of ongoing debates about the utility...
View ArticleWhen International Criminal Justice and FIFA Collide
FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, with former Liberian President, Charles Taylor, convicted by the Special Court for Sierra Leone for aiding and abetting war crimes in Sierra Leone. They may seem like...
View ArticleFormer ICC Prosecutor Slams U.S. Record on the ICC, International Justice
Former ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo (Photo: Reuters) Luis Moreno-Ocampo is still in the game. The former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is involved in a human...
View ArticleUpdated: Kenya’s President Rips into New York Times Article Largely...
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (Photo: Reuters) This story gets weirder by the day. Last week, the New York Times published a fascinating article by James Verini exploring the record of former ICC...
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