Omar Al Bashir's trial is no longer a question of when but how

The Middle East watched with interest when it was announced that Sudanese authorities were planning to "hand over" Omar Al Bashir, the ousted president, to the International Criminal Court. It has been more than 10 years since the ICC issued the first of two warrants for Al Bashir. Despite outstanding obligations on states to co-operate with the Court and surrender Al Bashir to The Hague, he travelled widely, including to member-states of the ICC. Justice for Darfur was neglected. States such as South Africa hosted Al Bashir and threatened to pull out of the ICC when the Court admonished their invitations. European nations worked closely with the regime in Khartoum to stanch...