Interesting Article: [Völkerrechtsblog] Finally, “Rainbow Jurisdiction” at the International Criminal Court?
| 14.03.2025 | by Valérie V. Suhr |
| On 23 January 2025, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan KC has filed the first two applications for arrest warrants in the situation in Afghanistan. These are directed against the Supreme Leader of the Taliban, Haibatullah Akhundzada, and the Chief Justice of the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan”, Abdul Hakim Haqqani. The Prosecutor alleges them of being criminally responsible for the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds according to article 7(1)(h) of the Rome Statute. With this historic decision the Prosecutor for the first time explicitly included alleged crimes against sexual and gender minorities, i.e., in particular lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) persons. [click here to see full article] |
International and Comparative SOGIESC Law - Professor Andreas R Ziegler 