The International Criminal Court – or ICC - is tasked with investigating war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

A federal judge in New York permanently blocked the government from pursuing penalties against the professors over their ...

That left Nuremberg and Tokyo on untrodden ground when it came to international criminal law. There was the novelty of trying high-profile leaders for the atrocities committed under their command.

Two law professors succeeded in blocking a Trump administration executive order that imposed sanctions on “certain persons” ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday condemned an executive order signed by United States President Donald Trump imposing punitive sanctions, countering that the order sought to ...

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The International Criminal Court pushed back against sanctions levied by President Donald Trump, saying Friday the move threatens to "erode international rule of law," and calling for a united front.

Viewed from a long historical perspective, this is a grand achievement. And last week’s ruling, by demonstrating an equal application of international law to a Western country, advances that cause.

Although none of the defendants appeared or provided a defense, the panel ultimately found all of them criminally responsible. Despite applying international criminal law, most of people’s tribunals ...

Last month, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced that he was seeking warrants for the arrest of three Hamas leaders on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity ...

Students may also enroll in our International Law Research Lab, taught by Jim Johnson, the former lead prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, in which students undertake legal research ...

Existing international courts, including the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, lack the jurisdiction to prosecute Russian nationals for that specific offense.