African Arguments
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Saving Sudan from Disaster: Memorandum from al Sadiq al Mahdi
Memorandum to EU Ambassadors On the ICC and Sudan From: Al Sadig Al Mahdi President of Umma National Party 17th July 2008 Excellencies, I ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...