Few outsiders know more (or write more intelligently) on Sudan than Alex de Waal. Today he eloquently rips into the ICC: The ICC arrest warrant against President Omar al Bashir heralds a new erafor global governance and human rights. But it is not at all clear what will bethe character of this new e...

Hear story from NPR. I say... they probably compounded an already dreadful situation by issuing a warrant against a sitting head of State. These warrants typically aren't pursued.... at least not immediately. In the meantime, the suffering will be a Hell of a lot worse for the people who the ICC wan...

The International Criminal Court recently issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, a move Sudanese officials denounced as politically motivated. Will it ever be the case that the ICC takes former U.S. President George W. Bush to task? READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries March ...

* *  * * FOR WAR CRIMES AND CRIMESAGAINST HUMANITY * * * Ehud Olmert  O n 12 July 2006, the suspect ordered the bombing of cities and villages in Lebanon. The 34-day bombing of residential areas broke international law. The aerial bombing and land assault ordered by the suspect, killed app...

The International Criminal Court wants to strike fear into the hearts of those who strike fear. Established in July 2002, the ICC was formed by over 100 countries that wished to form a permanent tribunal capable of putting on trial those who have committed unspeakable atrocities on a nation-wide sca...

The International Criminal Court was created on July 18, 1998. The ultimate aim of the ICC, as explained here, is to "establish jurisdiction of a permanent international court capable of trying and convicting individuals who commit violations of international humanitarian law: war crimes, crimes aga...

Alex de Waal hosts the Making Sense of Darfur blog at SSRC. Alex is a long time scholar of Sudan and wrote an excellent op-ed in The Guardian this weekend criticizing the indictment of President Bashir. (Thanks to Elliot Green for the reminder.) Contributors to the blog include former diplomats to t...

Today the ICC's Chief Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, filed ten charges against Omar al-Bashir, the President of Sudan: three counts of genocide, five of crimes against humanity and two of murder. For background, The Guardian has a profile of Bashir and a helpful Q&A on the charges. ICG also has...