The ICC has failed to strike the correct balance between the mandatory obligation to protect witnesses and victims and to inform State Parties that the Prosecutor has requested to open an investigation and that actually the investigation has been opened.

In light of this analysis, it is clear that the ICC Prosecutor and Pre-Trial Chamber III have stretched the interpretation of the obligation to protect witnesses beyond the literal interpretation of the Rome Statute and ICC RPE. Thus, the ICC has failed…

EU countries agree to create a European mega-army

European Union foreign and defence ministers attend a signature ceremony of a defence pact, aiming to mark a new era of European military integration to cement unity after Britain’s decision to quit the bloc, in Brussels, Belgium, November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Emmanuel Dunand/Pool…