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1998 international treaty establishing the International Criminal Court
Multiple recent reports and rights-group statements allege that Israeli security forces have used dogs to intimidate, maul and in some testimonies to sexually assault Palestinian detainees, including ...
Stephen Miller is being discussed as potentially facing criminal exposure for multiple, distinct reasons: alleged conflicts of interest tied to a personal stake in Palantir, policy choices tied to fam...
International litigation over Venezuelan asset seizures has focused mainly on U.S. actions since 2019 and the recent December 2025 seizure of the tanker M/T Skipper; Washington says the Skipper was se...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague can, in limited circumstances, investigate and seek to try U.S. citizens for core international crimes — genocide, crimes against humanity, and war ...
Yes. The ICC has pursued people from states that are not parties to the Rome Statute when the alleged crimes occurred on the territory of a member state or were otherwise brought within its mandate; n...
International humanitarian law (IHL) bars direct attacks on civilian infrastructure unless that infrastructure meets the legal test of a *military objective*—a narrow definition that requires a direct...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) can, in law, exercise jurisdiction over individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression when those crimes fall within the court’s su...
Alleged orders by President Donald Trump in a second term could, in theory, amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity under international law if they meet established legal elements—wrongful act...
War crimes are the most serious violations of the laws that govern armed conflict; they require an armed conflict context and are defined by treaties (notably the Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statu...
International law rejects a blanket “I was only following orders” shield for grave international crimes: Nuremberg Principle IV and post‑1945 tribunals established individual responsibility and limite...
Benjamin Netanyahu visited Hungary on 2–3 April 2025 despite an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant issued on 21 November 2024; Hungary publicly refused to detain him and announced steps...