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The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court — the permanent war crimes court in The Hague, Netherlands — says she has received a complaint about Israel's 2010 raid on a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for Gaza strip, and she will open a preliminary investigation.The complaint comes from the tiny African state of Comoros, a member of the court, though Israel is not. Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in a statement she met with lawyers representing Comoros on Tuesday. A ship targeted in the raid, the Mavi Marmari, was registered in Comoros.Bensouda said she will now examine whether her office's requirements for a formal investigation are met.Previous attempts to engage prosecutors in an investigation of Israel have stalled due to lack of jurisdiction....
A lawyer for the son and one-time heir-apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi is warning the International Criminal Court that its reputation will be damag...
At the recently completed Review Conference of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Kampala, Uganda provided State Parties their first formal opportunity to ass...
The International Criminal Court 's decision to issue arrest warrants for Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi may send a strong message to abusive leaders, but it could no...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya on Friday allowed the International Criminal Court to open an office in the country, a development that comes after Kenya's commitment to...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Investigations by the International Criminal Court into Kenya's post-election violence should deter other African countries from holding volati...
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced a Congolese warlord to 14 years in jail for using child soldiers — a punishment meant to bring justice for his ...
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he has opened an preliminary investigation into possible war crimes by North Korea resulting from its ...
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court urged judges Wednesday to put two Sudanese rebels on trial for allegedly commanding and participating in a 2007 attac...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court will launch cases against as many as six suspected instigators of postelection violence in Kenya that ...
Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says the International Criminal Court may come to a decision within five days on whether to launch investigations into the p...
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday that he plans to ask judges "very soon" to open an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity ...
Ten years ago the treaty that created the International Criminal Court came into force, creating the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal.But as the anniversa...
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says that if Libya can conduct fair trials of the top henchmen of the overthrown Gadhafi regime, it could be...
NATO officials are worried that their organization may be investigated by the International Criminal Court after its prosecutor said allegations of crimes committed ...
The International Criminal Court is not investigating Rwanda's alleged support of a rebel group committing atrocities in the Congo, a court official said Thursday.Th...
Mali's justice minister on Wednesday asked prosecutors at the International Criminal Court to open an investigation into "grave and massive" crimes committed in the ...
The U.N. resolution imposing tough sanctions against Libya marked the first time that the United States has given its support to the International Criminal Court and...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court urged Muammar al-Qaddafi's own aides Tuesday to arrest the Libyan leader and turn him ov...
An International Criminal Court defense lawyer held in Libya for more than three weeks said Friday her detention shows that Moammar Gadhafi's son, Seif al-Islam Gadh...