International Criminal Law in the News

The last two weeks have seen a number of developments in international criminal law. The tribunal of former Khemer Rouge leaders unfolded in Cambodia (for those who are interested in the underlying issues, the movie Killing Fields is set in Cambodia of that era); the former President of the Cote d'Ivoire arrived in the Hague to face charges in the ICC; meanwhile a tribunal began hearings in Bangladesh into charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 war of secession, but has come under heavy criticism for its apparent bias. In Kenya a court issued an arrest warrant for the Bashir, the president of Sudan, who has been indicted for crimes against humanity by the ICC.