Kenya’s Vice-President William Ruto has pleaded not guilty to charges against him at the opening of his trial at the International Criminal Court.
But the hearings against the leaders have been dogged by delays and attempted derailment, writes Daniel Howden.
England and Australia players have rejected claims that bats may have been tampered with during the Ashes series to avoid infrared camera detection.
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, who was attending an AU health summit, has left Nigeria following demands for his capture over war crime charges.
Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto will be tried in the Hague, slapping down a request by defence lawyers to have the hearing moved to Africa.
Libya will appeal a ruling by the International Criminal Court to hand over former ruler Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, to the tribunal.
The Champions Trophy is short and sharp with no room for error as the Proteas take on the world’s top teams.
African leaders have asked the International Criminal Court to transfer charges against Kenya’s president to the Kenyan legal system.
The crimes court has opened an investigation into allegations by four people who say they were subjected to sexual abuse by a court staff member.
The ICC’s case against Uhuru Kenyatta, and its credibility, seem to be crumbling, which may suit the West but not the 2007 election violence victims.
Thousands of Kenyans have gathered for the swearing-in ceremony of Uhuru Kenyatta, who is still facing an international crimes against humanity trial.
Kenya’s Supreme Court has upheld the victory of Uhuru Kenyatta in the March 4 presidential election, Chief Justice Willy Mutunga said.
The ICC will not drop the crimes against humanity charges against Kenyan president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta, the court’s chief prosecutor has said.
The US is working towards giving Bosco Ntaganda, holed up in the country’s embassy in Rwanda, safe passage to the International Criminal Court.
The ICC has dropped charges against Francis Muthaura, who was accused alongside Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta of sponsoring 2007 election violence.
Laurent Gbagbo faces International Criminal Court judges who will decide whether to try him for masterminding a violent election standoff in 2010.
Concerns have been raised that the International Criminal Court probe into Mali war crimes is placing serious strain on an over-stretched body.
Al-Qaeda-linked fighters have killed two people in Algeria, taking more than 40 foreign hostages, while French troops battled Islamist rebels in Mali.
The International Criminal Court’s acquittal of a Congolese militia leader on war crimes charges has sparked a storm of criticism.
The ICC has acquitted Congolese ex-militia boss Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui of war crimes and ordered his immediate release.
The International Criminal Court is to hand down its judgement against Congolese ex-militia boss Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui.
"I’m calling for the biggest project, an African space agency," Omar Hassan al-Bashir told a gathering of communications ministers in Khartoum.
On its 10th anniversary, the ICC represents a damning indictment of the extent to which rich and powerful nations still spare themselves from justice.
Gambian lawyer Fatou Bensouda, who has reached the pinnacle of international justice, has a reputation as a dogged investigator.
As negotiations entered the 11th hour at COP17, activists chanted slogans to the ICC. Those who saw out the peaceful protest were escorted out by UN security.
The ICC’s chief prosecutor is seeking three arrest warrants for crimes against humanity in Libya, where thousands have been killed in the uprising.
High-ranking Kenyans accused of orchestrating post-election violence have called for access to evidence compiled for the International Criminal Court.