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Mark Kersten

Mark Kersten

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Mark Kersten is an expert in international law and a consultant at the Wayamo Foundation

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Migrants wait for assistance aboard an overcrowded wooden boat, 122 miles off the coast of Libya. AP
Could the ICC prosecute European officials over Libya migrants?

Abusing migrants is a crime against humanity, and there is plenty of blame to go around

CommentJanuary 25, 2022
Mark Kersten
Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok in Khartoum, Sudan on Aug 21, 2019. AP
Sudan is a step closer to joining the ICC. Could the US follow?

The African country's move will give hope to Sudanese war crime victims and boost the court's standing

CommentAugust 10, 2021
Mark Kersten
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon in The Hague in 2014. Reuters
Closing the Lebanon tribunal would set a terrible global precedent

The pandemic is posing a serious threat to international justice

CommentJuly 27, 2021
Mark Kersten
Fatou Bensouda, the ICC's outgoing chief prosecutor, strenthened the institution during his decade-long tenure. AP Photo
The ICC Fatou Bensouda leaves behind

The departing chief prosecutor won notable cases and, crucially, guided the Court through tumultuous times

CommentJune 21, 2021
Mark Kersten
Dominic Ongwen during his trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague last week. EPA
Do the Dominic Ongwens of the world deserve a bit more empathy?

it is unclear that we know anything more about how to deal with the complex issue of victim-perpetrators

CommentMay 11, 2021
Mark Kersten
Karim Khan will take up his position as the ICC's chief prosecutor in June. AFP
In Karim Khan, the ICC has the right man for the right job

This is the time for the International Criminal Court to be bold and smart. Their incoming chief prosecutor has the right qualities to make this happen

CommentFebruary 14, 2021
Mark Kersten
If Omar Al Bashir does end up in The Hague, the International Criminal Court had better be ready. AFP
Al Bashir's trial is happening but what comes next?

Possibilities include trying the deposed Sudanese leader before the ICC in The Hague, in Khartoum, or in a hybrid court

CommentOctober 28, 2020
Mark Kersten
Sudan's former vice president Ali Osman Taha is pictured behind the bars during the trial of ousted president Omar Al Bashir, along with others at a courthouse in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, on August 25, 2020. AFP
Omar Al Bashir inches closer to facing justice

Sudan has moved slowly in its handling of a potentially historic war crimes trial, but that might suit international prosecutors just fine

CommentOctober 28, 2020
Mark Kersten
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda gives a press conference in Sudan's capital on October 20, 2020. AFP
Sudan hosted an ICC prosecutor for the first time ever – why?

Fatou Bensouda's visit to Khartoum says as much about the ICC as it does about the Sudanese government

CommentOctober 28, 2020
Mark Kersten

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