
In addition to the two men, the President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir is subject to an ICC arrest warrant for alleged atrocity crimes, however that case has no direct connection to the current referral to the Security Council.
Thus far the Sudanese government has steadfastly refused to recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC. Nevertheless, although Sudan is not a member of the ICC, it must comply with all Court requests under the terms of a 2005 Security Council resolution. Now, the Security Council must decide what action to take to compel the Sudanese government to fulfill its international obligations, and to bring justice to Darfur. Photo Credit: daedalus169