In unfolding atrocities, analysts+academics work rapidly to establish what we know (facts).
Legal teams work to build the evidence base for cases to stand up in court.
These processes have different speeds.
This is ok: real-time analysis + courtroom justice both needed! 2/
Evidence collection takes time.
It dishonors victims to rush this: to ensure they receive their courtroom justice, the precisely correct charges must be brought + the evidence must be rock solid.
"The ICC’s arrest warrant for #Putin is a seismic moment for international law & judicial accountability."
Putin is now on a very short, infamous list. 🧵
As I explain, "the ICC’s historic announcement indicates an increased scope," not just prosecuting #Putin for crime of aggression in special tribunals, but "reasonable grounds that Putin himself bears individual criminal responsibility" for war crimes. 2/
Warrant for Putin = accountability & legal courage. AND:
"The arrest warrant for Lvova-Belova, #Russia’s so-named commissioner for children’s rights, is no less significant." The ICC signals that lower level officials also bear criminal responsibility. 3/