This week’s briefing covers key legal and judicial developments across the Western Balkans, highlighting issues of accountability, judicial independence, constitutional challenges, war crimes and the rule of law.

On the 28th anniversary of the Rome Statute, Toby Cadman examines the growing campaign to undermine the International Criminal Court. He argues that sanctions, political pressure and efforts to weaken the ICC threaten not only a single institution, but the broader principles of judicial independence, accountability and the international rule of law.