The 1990s saw a systemic shift from the liberal post–World War II international order of
liberal multilateralism (LIO I) to a post–Cold War international order of postnational …

Small states are crucial actors in world politics. They attract outsized attention from great
powers, populate international organizations, and shape international norms. Despite that …

At the start of the twenty-first century the story of Africa's engagement with international law
was one of marked commitment and meaningful contributions. Africa pioneered new areas …

It is often pointed out that African states were early and eager supporters of the international
criminal justice regime. Yet the current international legal order is starkly different from the …

Abstract In adopting the Malabo Protocol and creating the African Court of Justice and
Human Rights, the African Union has established the first ever regional court with …

Abstract By examining the African Union (AU)'s contestation of the International Criminal
Court (ICC)'s cases against former or sitting Heads of State (HoS), this article analyzes how …

Despite significant structural and domestic changes, states' attitudes toward the International
Criminal Court (ICC) have not fundamentally changed since 1998. In her 2021 article …

This article contributes a critical study of efforts to internationalize the investigation and
prosecution of corruption. The efforts to internationalize anticorruption enforcement are …

What are the consequences of prioritizing one obligation over another in a norm conflict on
the norm that “loses”? How do these difficult choices affect how we understand the intent …

This paper contends that despite it functioning as a catalyst, the ICC “Africa problem” did not
start with the arrest warrant against al-Bashir. To fully comprehend the current legitimacy …