For those intrigued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Sudanese elections may speak of things to come. As posted on Turtle Bay (a great Foreign Policy blog detailing the intricacies of the UN), the ICC & the UN are in a very awkward position:

As Sudan’s key political leaders vowed today to press ahead with the country’s first competitive elections in 24 years, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court reminded the world how politically awkward the April 11-13 vote could prove: Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the first sitting head of state the court has charged with war crimes, may have his rule legitimized through a U.N.-backed election.