The International Criminal Court has a range of options for both deterring and investigating war crimes in the current conflict.
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The UN secretary-general said neither side is justified in its actions against civilians. But holding them accountable for war crimes is extremely difficult.
Ukraine is seeking compensation from Russia in the case, but the International Court of Justice needs to agree to hear it first.
The push for national trials reflects a disappointment with the slow pace and high costs of international justice.
The war crimes probe signals a new path for Canada that prioritizes international law and corrects past policy failures, while validating the experiences of Ukrainians.
Journalists and media workers are being deliberately targeted by Russian forces in Ukraine.
Donald Trump has made personal grievances and payback the centerpiece of his presidential run. Will this strategy work? Two experts who study democracy look at others who have used these tactics.
Deliberate policies set in place by European states and supported by the European Union lead directly to migrant deaths.
Russia’s systematic manipulation of children dates back long before the war in Ukraine, to when the Soviet Union first made false promises to its large population of orphans.
The ICC was only ever intended as a court of last resort, meaning it will only investigate and prosecute people for alleged war crimes when a country is unwilling or unable to do so itself.
You can count on Mama Ngina Kenyattta to defend the family name, in good times and bad.
The failure to hold the perpetrators of the Darfur genocide accountable has led to further instability in Sudan.
Digital evidence is becoming a routine fixture for war crimes investigations, including the one focused on Ukraine, changing the landscape for international tribunal investigations.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
The International Criminal Court announced an arrest warrant for Putin and his children’s rights commissioner in March 2023, alleging the illegal abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children.
Hundreds of children were stolen from their parents during the dictatorship in Argentina, but over the years some have been reunited with their families.
The deportation of children during war goes to the heart of important and far-reaching human rights conventions. But bringing perpetrators to justice will be a long and complex process.
The International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda (ICTR) and for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) have tried dozens of individuals. An investigation looks at how the accused experienced these trials.
Centuries before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the expulsion of individuals or even entire nations was used as a targeted instrument of war.
The government must not trample on its own laws and court decisions. Compliance with the constitution must be the priority.
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