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ICC News-“Al Hassan” makes first appearance before the ICC
On 4 April 2018, Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud (“Al Hassan”) appeared before the single judge of Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”), judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, at the seat of the ICC in The Hague (The Netherlands). The Single Judge provisionally set the date of the beginning of the confirmation of charges hearing in respect of Mr Al... -
President of the Assembly of States Parties responds to announcement of withdrawal from the Rome Statute by the Philippines
The President of the Assembly of States Parties, Mr. O-Gon Kwon (Republic of Korea), has expressed concern in response to the announcement that President Rodrigo Duterte has taken steps for the Philippines to withdraw from the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (“ICC”). “I regret this development. A State Party withdrawing from the Rome Statute would negatively impact our collective efforts towards fighting impunity”, said... -
ICC News-Argentina and ICC sign agreements on Interim Release and Release of Persons, reinforcing Argentina’s commitment to accountability and fair trial
Today, 28 February 2018, the Ambassador of the Argentine Republic to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, H.E. Horacio Salvador, and the Registrar of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Herman von Hebel, in the presence of the ICC President, Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, signed cooperation agreements on interim release and release of ICC detained persons on the Argentine territory, pursuant to decisions of the Chambers of the Court. The interim release... -
ICC News-Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mrs Fatou Bensouda, on opening Preliminary Examinations into the situations in the Philippines and in Venezuela
Since 2016, I have closely followed the situations in the Republic of the Philippines (“the Philippines”) and in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (“Venezuela”). Both countries are States Parties to the Rome Statute. Following a careful, independent and impartial review of a number of communications and reports documenting alleged crimes potentially falling within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”), I have decided to open... -
ICC News – The ICC Office of the Prosecutor and UNESCO sign Letter of Intent to strengthen Cooperation on the Protection of Cultural Heritage
Paris, France – Recognising the importance of protecting cultural heritage from attack in time of conflict, Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, and Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or the “Court”), today signed a Letter of Intent by which UNESCO and the ICC Office of the Prosecutor will formalise and further enhance their collaboration, in line with their respective mandates. The signing of the Letter of...
Jérémie Swinnen
Abogado, egresado de la Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA), especializado en Derecho Internacional Público en la Universidad Católica de Lovaina (UCL) Bélgica, y en Derecho Penal y Justicia Internacional (UNICRI). Profesor en Derecho Internacional y Derecho Internacional Humanitario (UCA). Coordinador del Observatorio de Derecho Internacional. Actualmente trabaja para el Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos como Asesor legal especialista en Criminalidad Organizada Transnacional.