Politics
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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 ... -
A Cross-Border Marketplace of Loyalties
It’s frequently observed that Darfur’s conflict has “spilled over” into Chad and Central African Republic. It is probably more accurate to say that Darfur ... -
What if Ocampo Indicts Bashir? 6
Part 1 of a 2-part contribution. If Luis Moreno Ocampo, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), were to indict Sudan’s President ... -
What if Ocampo Indicts Bashir? 5
Chidi Odinkalu’s article makes a fundamental point that can escape no-one’s notice, that the prosecution of high state officials is inevitably and necessarily a ... -
What if Ocampo Indicts Bashir? 4
It seems to me that this debate harkens back to the familiar struggle between activists and analysts. Not just re Darfur, but for more ...