The International Criminal Court Reports

The International Criminal Court or ICC is a team of judicial bodies to prosecute guilty individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war that causes chaos ad aggresion. And because it is ruled by international committee, some issues on being bias on nationalities in positions are discussed. Below are the recent news for International Criminal Court.

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Three shortlisted for International Criminal Court post

THREE SENIOR lawyers – a Finn, a Canadian and an Australian – have been shortlisted for the job of deputy chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to replace Fatou Bensouda, who was promoted to chief prosecutor in June, as controversy grows over whether or not the ICC should intervene in Syria.

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IBA 2012: ‘No western bias at International Criminal Court’

The UN's legal counsel has rebutted allegations that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is applying 'selective justice' by concentrating its attention on Africa.

Patricia O'Brien also described as a 'misconception' claims that the US is 'in combat with' the court because it has not signed up to the decade-old institution.

O'Brien, under-secretary-general for legal affairs at the UN, oversees the organisation's 200-strong Office of Legal Affairs. She was interviewed at the IBA conference in Dublin today, where debate focused on the UN's inaction in Syria and the allegedly pro-western bias of the ICC.

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