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The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) recent decision to acquit the former Cote d’Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo was met with consternation from a range of quarters. On top of previous acquittals, the decision raised concerns among lawyers and human rights activists about the future of international criminal justice. Kerstin Carlson explains why the judgment is likely to hurt the court.
And you can find earlier articles we’ve published on the ICC here.
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Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda waits for the start of the trial against former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo at the ICC in The Hague.
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Kerstin Carlson, University of Southern Denmark
Acquittal bolsters an increasingly urgent conversation about how international criminal law is failing in its promise to hold leaders accountable
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Politics + Society
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Luisa T. Schneider, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
Violence is not just a private matter between people. Regulating it is not the duty of communities or the state alone.
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David E Kiwuwa, University of Nottingham
The gaps in African government are twofold: governance and education. It is important to focus on both areas to bring about overall improvements.
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Science + Technology
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Justine Olawande Daramola, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
African countries' adoption of e-government platforms hasn't served the majority of their citizens.
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Matteo Rizzo, SOAS, University of London
Bus Rapid Transit has powerful supporters around the world – but shouldn't public transport be designed in the public interest?
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From our international editions
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Sanne Weber, University of Birmingham
The CICIG's investigators have highlighted corruption in the country – and its leaders don't like it.
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Jacob Kegerreis, Durham University
A body at least twice as massive as the Earth smashing into Uranus could have made it lopsided, shows research.
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En français
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Marc-Antoine Pérouse de Montclos, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)
Indéniablement, il existe des discriminations et des persécutions antichrétiennes dans le nord du Nigeria. Mais il importe de ne pas exagérer l’ampleur de ces violences.
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Mehdi Moussaid, Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Quels sont les bons réflexes à adopter pour survivre lorsqu’on se retrouve piégé dans un mouvement de foule ?
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