International criminal justice, accountability for atrocity crimes, rule of law, transitional justice, international courts ⚖️
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"But I can speak for my colleagues: We are not going to be intimidated."
ICC Registrar Zavala Giler: "...the risk of an operational disruption continues to be real."
No Amazon, No Gmail: Trump Sanctions Upend the Lives of I.C.C. Judges
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/world/europe/icc-judges-us-sanctions-trump.html
ICC judges speak out against US sanctions again
Judge Prost: “You lose immediate access to all the main credit cards that go through the Swift system, which is controlled by the US. My Amazon & Google accounts were closed. You cannot pay for your utilities, your subscriptions."
A good and clear statement—by the low standards of this era of appeasement—by Switzerland on Venezuela and violations of international law by the United States (though the US is not mentioned explicitly).
Important ICC judgment today in the Situation in the State of #Palestine. The ICC Appeals Chamber dismisses Israel's appeal against the PTC decision on Israel's request for an order to the Prosecution to give an Art 18(1) notice from 21 November 2024
https://www.icc-cpi.int/sites/default/files/CourtRecords/0902ebd180d42b7d.pdf
