Friday, May 1, 2009
Volume:
25
Issue:
5
213
Abstract:
On March 4, 2009, The judges of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) issued a highly anticipated arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir for his alleged role in the commission of grave crimes in Sudan’s Darfur region. The court’s ruling is a significant step toward securing justice for Darfur’s victims and a warning to suspected war criminals everywhere that their days of impunity are numbered...[more]