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The International Criminal Court on Monday declined to re-open an investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes stemming from a 2010 incident in which a Gaza-bound flotilla filled with militant anti-Israel agitators was intercepted by Israeli authorities, leading to a bloody confrontation. The post International Criminal Court Declines to Prosecute Alleged Israeli War Crimes appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

In light of the recent terror attack in the U.K., it’s important to remember that radical Islamic extremists still pose a threat to ordinary people living in the west. But it’s not just the Islamic State (ISIS) who wishes]]

President Trump has effectively sentenced future U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines to battlefield execution.

If we truly believe that international justice is an attainable goal, all state parties, as well as the broader international community, must do their part.

Ousted former president convicted of money laundering and corruption is also wanted by the ICC A court in Sudan has convicted former president Omar al-Bashir of money laundering and corruption, sentencing him to two years in prison. It is the first verdict in a series of legal proceedings against al-Bashir, who is also wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) on charges of war crimes and genocide linked to the Darfur conflict in the 2000s. Continue reading

Marianne Brooker at The Ecologist writes—The Hague must recognise ecocide: The Pacific island state of Vanuatu made a bold statement [Tuesday] at the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s annual Assembly of States Parties in The Hague. It argued that the Assembly should consider seriously expanding the court's remit to include a crime of ecocide. Ambassador John Licht of Vanuatu, speaking on behalf of his government to the full plenary session of the Assembly, declared: "An amendment of...

ICE received Jens Soering, 53, from Virginia state custody on Tuesday, a day after he was released on parole for the gruesome double murders of Derek and Nancy Haysom.