International Criminal Court

Pro-Palestinian NGOs sue Trump administration over ICC sanctions

Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) and the Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide (TAAG) filed the lawsuit in the federal court in Manhattan last week.

 (Illustrative) Pro-Palestine protests in Madrid.
Israel and Colombia flags at the peaceful protest of the members of the active reserve of the military and police forces against the government of Gustavo Petro, October 2023.

Colombia withdraws from ICC case against Israel, promises new embassy in Jerusalem

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan talks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands January 16, 2025.

Victim of alleged sexual misconduct by ICC prosecutor Khan speaks out for first time - report

Israeli soldier Elor Azaria, who was caught on video shooting a wounded Palestinian assailant in the head as he lay on the ground, sits during a hearing at a military appeals court in Tel Aviv during which he was charged with manslaughter on April 18, 2016.

Israel Katz's populist push to pardon Elor Azaria puts Israel at serious risk - comment


Israel urges Canadian PM Carney to drop call for arrest of Netanyahu

Carney stated on Monday that he would uphold former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to uphold the ICC's arrest warrant for Netanyahu.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, October 20, 2025

 Italy's Meloni says she has been denounced to ICC for complicity in genocide

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni says she and two ministers were reported to the ICC for alleged complicity in genocide over Israel’s Gaza offensive.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni waits to welcome Bahrain's Crown and Prime Minister Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy, September 29, 2025.

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announce exit from International Criminal Court

The announcement ended the West African countries' two-decade-long membership in the ICC.

An exterior of The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, September 22, 2025.

Trump says he would intervene if NYC mayor tried to have Netanyahu arrested

Trump vowed to step in if mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani directed NYPD to arrest Netanyahu, calling the idea “inappropriate.”

 US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during the opening of a temporary migrant detention center informally known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in Ochopee, Florida, US, July 1, 2025.

Qatar says it is pursuing legal action against Israel at ICC

Qatari State Minister Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi announced in a post on X on Wednesday that Qatar was pursuing legal avenues to "respond to the Israeli aggression against the State of Qat

THE INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court building in The Hague: The ICC has no viable plan to bring to justice the Hamas leaders who conceived the mega-atrocity in Israel, or the terrorist organization’s supporters who slaughtered 1,200 civilians and seized 251 people as hostages on October 7, 2023

ICC starts hearing on charges against Uganda's fugitive warlord Joseph Kony

Kony's victims were happy the ICC was moving forward with the case but lamented the lack of financial compensation for his alleged victims.

Joseph Kony, November 12, 2006.

Palestinian NGOs vow to continue cooperation with ICC after US sanctions

The groups are the Gaza-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and Al-Haq, based in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Palestinians who fled from combat zones in the Gaza Strip arrive in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, September 2, 2025.

Chief ICC prosecutor faces additional sexual misconduct accusation - report

A former intern says Khan made repeated unwanted advances in 2009, as a UN watchdog reportedly investigates multiple misconduct claims against the ICC prosecutor.

(Illustrative) ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan over a back drop of the ICC.

Israel probably missed chance to flip narrative at ICC, but still has chance at ICJ - analysis

The volatile mix of politics and law is always a piece of international court cases, but when cases are on the fence, the impact of that mix looms larger.

 Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the ICC headquarters (illustrative).

IDF defends mass tree removal in West Bank following repeat terror incidents

The decision, by IDF Central Command chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth took place to achieve better security oversight of the area of Al-Mughayir, near Ramallah.

IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth.