International Criminal Law, Corruption, and Law Enforcement

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German Court Exercises Universal Jurisdiction for Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes in Syria

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Alaa Hajyahia

On June 16, 2025, the Higher Regional Court (OLG) Frankfurt/Main

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Hungary Withdraws from International Criminal Court

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Alaa Hajyahia

On June 16, 2025, Human Rights Watch criticized Hungary’s decision to

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US Vetoes UN Security Council Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

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Alaa Hajyahia

On June 4, 2025, the United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza and for the “immediate and unconditi

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ICC Appeals Chamber Approves in absentia Hearing against Uganda Warlord Joseph Kony

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Alaa Hajyahia

On June 3, 2025, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court upheld a landmar

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Hungary Announces Withdrawal from International Criminal Court

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Özge Karsu

On April 3, 2025, Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán announced Hungary’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (I

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Turkish Authorities Arrest the Key Opposition Figure, Triggering Widespread Human Rights Violations

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Özge Karsu

On March 23, 2025, Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Mayor of Istanbul and a prominent opposition leader from Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP), was

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79 ICC Member States Reaffirm “Unwavering Support”

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Özge Karsu

On February 7, 2025, seventy-nine member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a