Stephen Ellis

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Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Indicting a Head of State is a Political Act

If Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir were to be indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) — as is rumoured — it would not be entirely a leap into the unknown. There are relevant precedents, providing some food for thought.
Most obviously, another African head of state, Charles Taylor, was indicted by another international [...]

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