Does the ICCs action threaten the fragile North-South peace forged by the CPA?
The pursuit of justice for crimes in Darfur through the ICC does not threaten the CPA. For years, the Khartoum regime has sought to blackmail the international community into abandoning accountability for crimes in Darfur. It has held hostage civilian protection and relief efforts, and it has threatened consequences for the CPA to test the international community’s commitment to Darfur. Now the Security Council – led by its five permanent members and the seven non-permanent members who are parties to the Rome Statute – must categorically reject any attempt by the government of Sudan to suspend or abandon the CPA.
