Politics
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Post Islamism? Questioning the Question (Part 2)
The term “Islamism” has two common uses in the study of contemporary Sudan, what I will call “the descriptive” and “the analytical.” Descriptively speaking, ... -
Might Khartoum Hand Over Haroun?
Wednesday’s report in the Sudan Tribune re-ignited the debate over whether the Sudan Government might hand over the two men wanted by the ICC ... -
Post Islamism? Questioning the Question (Part 1)
Abdullahi Gallab recalled in his posting of June 18 that the term “post-Islamism” was coined by the sociologist Asef Bayat. Bayat used the term ... -
What Happened to Justice in the Darfur Peace Agreement?
If peace and justice in Sudan are on a collision course, one reason why is the way in which the Darfur peace talks and ... -
On the Global Constitutional Meaning of an Indictment of Bashir
The argument presented here is that through nothing more than the simple invocation of basic principles of law and criminal justice necessarily associated with ... -
Thoughts on ICC-UN Cooperation
On 13 June, the ICC’s trial chamber stayed proceedings in the Lubanga case due to the prosecution’s habitual labeling of a wide range of ... -
Ocampo and Bashir: The Milosevic Precedent
On the prospect of Luis Moreno Ocampo indicting President Omar al Bashir, I would first note that such an indictment would not be unprecedented. ... -
What if Ocampo Indicts Bashir? The Worst-Case Scenario
This is what could happen if ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo indicts President Bashir, erring on the side of ‘worst case’… this should be seen ... -
Ocampo’s Hyperbole at the Security Council
The description of the entire Darfur region as a “crime scene” and comparing the Sudanese government with the “Nazi regime” acting with impunity attacking ... -
What if Ocampo Indicts Bashir? 7
Part 2 of a 2-part contribution. In this, my second contribution to the debate over what would happen if Luis Moreno Ocampo, the Chief ...