Episode 4: Court between a Rock and a Hard Place

The International Criminal Court has for a long time been
criticised for exclusively focusing on Africa, as opposed to
investigating situations in which powerful western states are
heavily involved or have strong interests. In the first part of
this podcast Kamari Clarke joins Dapo Akande, Marko
Milanovic, Sarah Nouwen and Philippa Webb to discuss whether
black lives matter before the ICC and whether it can deal with
structural injustice. The second part of the podcast discusses
some of the political and legal challenges that have arisen when
the Court goes after nationals of states not party to its
Statute. The focus is on the recent US sanctions
against the Court in response to the investigation into the
situation in Afghanistan and whether the ICC is able to determine
the territorial boundaries of Palestine.