Monthly Archives: September 2008
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UN/EU Midterm Review on Chad – A few thoughts
On September 12, the UN Secretary-General released the UN/EU midterm review of the UN and EU missions in Chad. A key finding of the review was ... -
Africa’s Position on the ICC
Yesterday’s meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council, held in New York, confirmed Africa’s push-back against the ICC. As feared by African human rights activists, ... -
Khartoum Should Not Count On an Article 16 Deferral of the ICC
Sudan should not count on an Article 16 deferral at the UN Security Council. The diplomatic maneuvers and rumors do not add up to a coherent ... -
Behold the New Sudan
The New Sudan (al Sudan al Jadiid) of the late Dr John Garang was a vision of a Sudan of equality and non-discrimination in which the ... -
The Day of Justice
Sentiment and intuition, unlike the mysticism of the ‘cave man’, are the germs of conscience. I choose to use them to predict the obvious, the epitome ... -
Repercussions of Warrant Arrest against President Al-Bashir
Those of us who daily face the victims of Darfur fail to explain how would the indictment of President Al-Bashir by the ICC Luis Moreno-Ocampo bring ... -
Northern Kordofan is not a Candidate for a War of Liberation–Now
Northern Kordofan does not qualify for a war of liberation, now. But in light of the gravity and importance of the situation there, I would like ... -
Ocampo’s Darfur Strategy Depends on Congo
Many commentators have questioned why the Prosecutor of the ICC, Luis Moreno Ocampo, is pursuing Bashir, given the unlikelihood of ever arresting him. To understand what ... -
Are Serving Heads of State Immune from ICC Prosecution?
The question arises whether an international criminal tribunal can indict, issue arrest warrants for, or prosecute, a serving head of State. It is generally accepted that ... -
Africa’s Challenge to the ICC
The International Criminal Court faces political realities today that were not anticipated when the Rome Statute was so laboriously negotiated a decade ago. It’s commonly the ...