Ezequiel Jimenez

5/5 This means guaranteeing the legal framework is exclusively at work, defending the Court against US actions, funding properly all functions, and making cooperation an imperative. But the first step must be to provide the OTP with stable and lasting leadership.

4/5 Needles to say the ICC is at a critical moment, worse than 2019: an institutional crisis + an external existential threat by the US. If the spirit of Rome could be summoned, now would be the moment. States Parties are not bystanders, they have the obligation to govern.

ICC prosecutor probe: PABF calls for suspension of proceedings against Karim Khan citing prejudice and other ‘plots’ - MyJoyOnline 1

3/5 More so, the minutes reveal the ASP President received a communication doubting the integrity of the process and calling the Bureau to guarantee due process for the Prosecutor. It is unclear if this refers to the Pan African Business Forum claims:

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2/5 The minutes also reveal the additional ad hoc Panel recruited to advise the Bureau how to proceed has met for the first time. It seems the full membership is still not complete. There have been indication multiple experts have declined to participate.

1/5 Close to 12 months since starting an unprecedented external investigation into the Prosecutor, baring the role of the IOM, the Bureau informs that the UN-led investigation will be ready by end of October. Bureau meets again on Oct 8th ⤵️

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Milei’s gov preparing to host Netanyahu. The Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties must now trigger their cooperation procedures to remind Argentina of its Rome Statute obligation to arrest any fugitive wanted by the Court.

Argentina would join Hungary’s failure to cooperate.

Universal recognition of the State of Palestine must translate into political action to stop the ongoing genocide in Gaza, provide aid, repair, redress and accountability for those who created this situation, starting with enforcing the pending arrest warrants at the ICC.

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English Gaza siege a textbook case of genocide under international law, says legal expert

Call a spade a spade.

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Nice one Germany. Looking forward to your actions in the Situation of the State of Palestine in the event a fugitive happens to be in your (lovely) territory🫡

🌍 Today, on #InternationalJusticeDay, we celebrate the human rights defenders and #NGOVoices who drive accountability across the globe. Their commitment made the Rome Statute, and the International Criminal Court, a reality.

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🧵 Why is it important to defend international justice this #InternationalJusticeDay?

Because international justice protects us all, and you never know when you might need it 👇

2/2 The report must be concluded soon for States Parties to take action, based on corroborated facts, wherever these lead. It is also proper for the ICC Bar Association’s Professional Standards Committee to assess if their Code of Conduct has been breached.

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Exclusive: ICC lawyer linked to Netanyahu advisor warned Khan to drop war crimes probe British-Israeli lawyer, who met chief prosecutor in May, says he made suggestions about Palestine case but 'there was absolutely no threat'

1/2 Revelations like this one (not denied by those participating) make the ASP’s mandated external investigation into the Prosecutor the more pressing.

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The Hague Group On 31 January 2025, nine nations — Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa, convened by the Progressive International, met in The Hague, the Netherlands ...

A very quick win for most current States of The Hague Group (exclude Bolivia, Colombia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and South Africa) would be to ratify the Rome Statute.

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Image of session four of the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, featuring three speakers (L:R Ezequiel Jimenez, Jennifer Giblin, and Kritika Sharma).

Session Four: Governance and Accountability at the ICC Chair: Jennifer Giblin, Edge Hill University Governing the International Criminal Court: Tracing the Practice of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute - Ezequiel Jimenez Martinez, Amnesty International & CILRAP Forgotten Spaces of International Criminal Justice: Dealing with Misconduct and Whistleblower Protection at International Criminal Courts and Tribunals - Kritika Sharma, Luxembourg Agency for Research Integrity

The final session of the first day of the 2025 Nottingham Intl Criminal Justice Conference addressed accountability issues at the ICC. Chaired by Jennifer Giblin w/ presentations from Ezequiel Jimenez (@ezejim.bsky.social) & Kritika Sharma (@kritikasharma.bsky.social‬) #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

A picture of the University Park Campus at the University of Nottingham.

We are hugely excited to kick off the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Law Conference this morning, bringing together leading academics, practitioners & policymakers to discuss current issues & recent developments in the field! #UoN_ICJ25 #IntlCrimJustice

Lovely to be in Nottingham ahead of tomorrow’s @uon-hrlc.bsky.social International Criminal Justice Conference where I will present my research (part of a forthcoming book) about the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute

The book comes from my PhD at Middlesex Uni under Prof Schabas. It goes over the negotiation history and practice of the ASP between 2002-21. The idea was simple: to offer a map how the governance body of the Court shaped its fortunes. I hope the book is useful for ICL practitioners!

On the day the Assembly of States Parties begins its first ever Special Session on aggression, I am happy to share @degruyterbrill.bsky.social will publish my book on *Governing the ICC: History and Practice of the ASP* - I argue the ASP is more consequential than so far studied.

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