Yearly Archives: 2008
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Nothing Else Seems to be Working…
Attempting to make a snap judgment on the outcome of the ICC’s intervention is perhaps a mistake. Commentators on both sides of the argument have skilfully ... -
The Case for a Deferment Under Article 16
Something is definitely happening – and there may even be reasons to be faintly optimistic about it. Having presented a “˜worst case scenario’ earlier in this ... -
Contra Trial Skepticism
The decision of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo, to file genocide charges against President Bashir has generated the familiar wave of ... -
A Sad Day for Sudan
The definitive indications are that President Bashir and the National Congress have, indeed, chosen the mature response to the ICC indictment; pushing ahead with the CPA ... -
If Ocampo Indicts Bashir, Nothing May Happen
Regarding the ICC’s likely indictment of Sudanese President Omar al Bashir, one of the main concerns expressed in this forum is that it would cause Khartoum ... -
A Disaster in the Making
While advocates and human rights groups focused on Darfur may applaud reports of Sudan’s President, Omar Bashir, being indicted by the International Criminal Court, they should ... -
Sudan and the ICC: A Guide to the Controversy
On Monday 14 July, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo, will ask the Court to indict a very senior official of ... -
A long-term, much needed shift in norms weighed against short-term uncertainty
Indicting Bashir would be a risky move to be sure. One gamble, well articulated in this forum, is that it will have negative consequences for peacemaking ... -
Bashir and the ICC: See Milosevic and the ICTY
Should the ICC next week indict Sudanese President al-Bashir for war crimes it will make history. But it will not be unprecedented. In May 1999 the ... -
Darfur and the Doctrines of Command and Superior Responsibility in International Law
This contribution to the ongoing debate over the promise””and””limits of holding Sudan’s President Omar al Bashir individually accountable before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for international ...