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Briefing Paper: The Trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo at the ICC

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague will release its judgment in the case against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo on Wednesday, March 14, 2012.

Thomas Lubanga is the alleged former president of the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC), an armed group involved in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is charged with conscripting child soldiers, an international war crime.

This briefing paper (link below) summarizes the main issues in the case, which is the first ICC case to reach a judgment, with hyperlinks to relevant portions the Lubanga trial monitoring website.

Briefing Paper: The Trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo at the ICC

For more information specifically related to the issue of intermediaries at the ICC, see the below briefing paper.

Intermediaries and the International Criminal Court