No surprises here: US does not “believe” the ICC has jurisdiction over the situation in #Palestine (and thus, over Israeli nationals allegedly committing crimes in Palestine). Totally at odds with US support for ICC jur. over Russians alleged to have committed crimes in Ukraine.

To date, despite repeated allegations that its armed forces bear responsibility for international crimes in Syria, Russia has not been brought before any court or tribunal for its actions. We ⁦Open Society Justice Initiative⁩ are trying to end that. opensocietyfoundations.org/events/tqvhrhq…

The April issue of AJIL is now online! Featuring work by Miles Jackson & Federica Paddeu, Kevin Baumert, Dan Bodansky, Christopher Ward, Philipp Janig, Başak Çalı, José Alvarez, Nora Stappert, @astridiversen.bsky.social, & Antoine Pécoud. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Coming together to write together 🔥 We are exploring Angela Davis’ legacy from the perspectives of societies with lived experience of russian imperialism and colonialism. Following Czechoslovak and Qazaq political prisoners and dissidents, we ask how we can learn from each other

Join us, next month, for the workshop 'The Province of International Law,' the last event of my Doc.CH series 'New Directions in the Theory & History of International Law.' Geneva Graduate Institute on May 30 & 31, 2024 —with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation CUSO_droit Geneva Graduate Institute_GGC.

June 7, 6:30 AM EST; 13:30 Vilnius time; please join us!

The Postcolonial Perspective in the Study of Polish History: Benefits, Challenges, Potential postcolonialpoland.uken.krakow.pl/international-… Piotr Puchalski

Memory Landscapes between Eastern Europe and the Global South(s), 7 June 12:30 CET, register here events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bafe8bc3… with Erica Resende, Dovile Budryte, Lauri Mälksoo

The Postcolonial Perspective in the Study of Polish History: Benefits, Challenges, Potential postcolonialpoland.uken.krakow.pl/international-… Piotr Puchalski

As reports spread about possible #ICC action against leaders of Israel and Hamas, recall that, in response to ICC arrest warrant for Putin, Biden said, even though Russia (like Israel and US) is non-party, “I think it’s justified.”

📢Event | Russia’s courting of the Global South & its wider implications | 9 May, 2-5.30pm BST

Panellists: Natalie Sabanadze, Hamidreza Azizi, Edward Howell, Ryan Berg, PhD, Diana Galeeva, Chietigj Bajpaee, Steven Gruzd, Neil Melvin, Christopher Sabatini

Details
chathamhouse.org/events/all/res…

Episode 3 of our podcast: Elena Baylis (Pittsburgh Law) in conversation with Patryk Labuda Patryk I Labuda (Polish Academy Sciences) about the 'complementarity turn' and his book 'International Criminal Tribunals and Domestic Accountability'. Have a listen 👇
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'International arrest warrants are expected to be filed against Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, according the the report.'

We will also organize a webinar in early June about contested memories of imperialism and colonialism in Eastern Europe and the Global South following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, stay tuned.

#Complementarity #ICC

'FIDH calls on the OTP to provide clear criteria and transparency on decisions regarding prioritising support to certain situation countries and not others, to avoid perceptions of double standards' FIDH 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹

fidh.org/en/issues/inte…

'The ICC Prosecutor’s new approach on complementarity... [has] led to the closure of the following 6 PEs and investigations, in order to increase support and emphasis on genuine national proceedings - though the genuineness of these domestic actions remains questionable'

USAID officials conclude 🇮🇱 is in violation of a White House directive requiring recipients of 🇺🇸 military assistance to comply w international humanitarian law & permit the unimpeded delivery of 🇺🇸-funded humanitarian support, writes ⁦columlynch⁩: devex.com/news/exclusive…

Assumpta Mugiraneza: “The policy of memory in Rwanda must be reinvented, renegotiated” justiceinfo.net/en/131312-assu…

'The ICC Prosecutor’s new approach on complementarity... [has] led to the closure of the following 6 PEs and investigations, in order to increase support and emphasis on genuine national proceedings - though the genuineness of these domestic actions remains questionable'