Bosco Ntaganda March 4, 2021April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Experts and Lawyers Propose Collective Reparations and Cash Awards to Ntaganda Victims …compensation for education, to buy a plot of land, to build a house, or to rebuild the family house destroyed during the attacks in 2003. During the Registry’s consultations, some…
Review of the International Criminal Court January 15, 2021May 11, 2021 by Mariana Pena ICC Judicial Elections Reform: Some Progress but Still a Long Way to Go The International Criminal Court (ICC) judicial elections have come and gone. Six new judges – from Costa Rica, Georgia, Mexico, Sierra Leone, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United Kingdom –…
Guatemala Trials December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada The Future of War Crimes Prosecutions in Guatemala …human rights violations committed by the state during the 36-year internal armed conflict, including the Secretariat of Peace (SEPAZ) and the Presidential Human Rights Commission (COPREDEH). Attacks against the Specialized…
November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by Ali Agab and Olivia Bueno Sudan’s Recent Amnesty Resolution Undermines the Prospects for Accountability and Peace …forces. The November 12 resolution provides that regular forces are protected from “cases filed against the regular forces for actions that occurred or were committed by them in the context…
Guatemala Trials November 24, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Judge Orders Trial of Ex-Kaibil for his role in Dos Erres Massacre …massacre. He admitted to U.S. authorities that he had been the first to throw a child into the community well, setting off the gruesome killing spree at Las Dos Erres….
Guatemala Trials November 16, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Evidentiary Hearings in Dos Erres Massacre Trial Set to Begin Tuesday …he had been the first to throw a child into the community well, setting off a gruesome killing spree at Las Dos Erres. While he was serving his sentence, Jordán testified…
Review of the International Criminal Court November 3, 2020May 6, 2021 by Jânia Saldanha and Fauzi Hassan Choukr A Place for a Brazilian National at the ICC: Seeking Publicity and Transparency …letra ”b” do art. 36. De fato, a candidata possui experiência como magistrada, o que é, segundo o dispositivo em comento, relevante para a atuação como juiz no Tribunal Penal…
Review of the International Criminal Court September 30, 2020May 11, 2021 by Nelson Camilo Sanchez Flying Low to Reach New Heights? Colombia Candidate to the International Criminal Court …three reasons. First, the news did not come from the Ministry of Foreing Affairs, the nominating body; rather, the public learned of Barreto González’ nomination when the Court itself published…
Review of the International Criminal Court September 17, 2020May 6, 2021 by Mariana Pena ICC Elections: Civil Society Questionnaires Released …fill them in. Their responses will be posted online in the coming weeks. The questionnaires take forward a tradition put in place in 2003 under the umbrella of the Coalition…
September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 by Angela Mudukuti Searching for the Next ICC Prosecutor: Where to from here? …factors including the applicant’s integrity, track record and any information received from bodies such as: the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission; Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal; Advocates Complaints Commission; Kenya National Human Rights…