Review December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 by International Justice Monitor From Spectators to Champions: How Supportive States Can Promote Cooperation with the ICC through Multilateral Bodies When Hashim Thaçi, president of Kosovo, learned last year of the arrest warrant against him for crimes against humanity and war crimes, he resigned from office and surrendered the next…
April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 by Tom Maliti The Privilege of Writing Many Firsts …reading.” A lawyer compared me to the Portuguese football coach, Jose Mourinho, as he complimented my posts on the International Justice Monitor for presenting complex legal cases in a way…
Review February 25, 2021May 6, 2021 by Mariana Pena IER Blog Series: The ICC’s Engagement with Local Communities …between an international court and the communities affected by the court’s investigations or prosecutions. In order for communication to be meaningful for the affected communities, messages need to be tailored…
Review February 10, 2021May 6, 2021 by Maria Elena Vignoli IER Blog Series: Follow-up to the IER Report - What will it look like? …that is, ensuring that these important discussions are open and accessible to all relevant stakeholders, including civil society. The review resolution was the product of compromise, following difficult and lengthy…
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…
National Courts of Kenya December 10, 2020May 6, 2021 by Tom Maliti Kenyan Court Awards Four SGBV Survivors Four Million Shillings …are: Coalition on Violence Against Women ; Physicians for Human Rights ; the Independent Medico-Legal Unit; and the Kenya Section of the International Commission of Jurists . Four of the…
November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by Ali Agab and Olivia Bueno Sudan’s Recent Amnesty Resolution Undermines the Prospects for Accountability and Peace …excluded. However, the resolution goes on to exclude those “against whom charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and gross violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian…
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. Jordán, 64, is charged with charges of crimes against humanity for his direct participation in the murder of 162 men, women, and children. He also faces charges of aggravated sexual assault….
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 …children. Jordán, 64, is charged with direct participation in the murder of 162 people. He also faces charges of crimes against humanity and aggravated sexual assault. The United States deported Jordán in March after…
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…