On March 5, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber (AC) authorized Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to open an official investigation into the “Situation in Afghanistan,” a step Bensouda requested in 2017. In doing so, the AC reversed a controversial 2019 decision by ICC Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) II, which denied Bensouda’s request on the ground that the investigation would not “serve the interests of justice.”… continue »
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