Tag Archives: implementation

Togo: Adopt law to fight atrocity crimes

Posted on October 7, 2015 by commscicc

The president of Togo should urge parliament to pass a long-delayed bill on a new criminal code to allow for prosecutions of atrocity crimes. Add your voice now.

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Universality and implementing the Rome Statute – What are the challenges?

Posted on September 24, 2015 by commscicc

  Civil society and ICC representatives debated the challenges to universal ratification and implementation of the Rome Statute, the ICC’s founding treaty, at an event organized by the Hague Institute for Global Justice last week.

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ICC case law matters to Peruvian judges

Posted on July 28, 2015 by commscicc

Peru has not yet passed legislation allowing domestic prosecutions of ICC crimes, but Peruvian judges are already keenly interested in developments at the Court and how they can impact their own domestic proceedings.

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Benin: Adopt ICC law to prosecute grave crimes at home

Posted on July 14, 2015 by commscicc

Benin’s president should immediately send a bill on the domestic prosecution of grave international crimes to parliament for consideration. Join our call to advance global justice!

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New DRC law criminalizes ICC crimes, strengthens cooperation with Court

Posted on June 24, 2015 by commscicc

The National Assembly of the DRC took an important step in the fight against impunity earlier this month by adopting a bill that incorporates the ICC Rome Statute into domestic law.

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