This week's International Legal News covers the U.S. proceedings against Nicolás Maduro, the ICC's forthcoming judgment in the Mahamat Said Abdel Kani case, legal analysis of naval blockade enforcement, the environmental impact of illegal gold mining in the Amazon, and recent UK whistleblowing reforms.

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.