Review July 16, 2020May 11, 2021 by Eric Witte Time to Rethink Judges’ Role in ICC Administration …the head of the EU mission in Kosovo (EULEX) appoints the Registrar. At the Extraordinary African Chambers, which conducted the prosecution of Hissène Habre, Senegal’s Minister of Justice appointed the…
Dominic Ongwen May 28, 2019May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Build Momentum Towards Domestic Proceedings: Insights on Ongwen’s Trial from Dr. Phil Clark …Ituri and the Rwandan national courts, the use of gacaca in Rwanda, the prosecution of Hissène Habré in Senegal, the use of local rituals in northern Uganda – need to…
October 12, 2017March 16, 2018 by Alain Werner Liberian Jungle Jabbah Trial in Philadelphia: The Quest for Justice …victims in various other trials, including the case against former president of Chad, Hissène Habré. He currently represents Liberian plaintiffs in a war crimes case in Switzerland against Alieu Kosiah…
October 3, 2017March 16, 2018 by Alain Werner The Jungle Jabbah Case: A Liberian Quest for Justice …of Liberia, Charles Taylor. Mr. Werner has also represented victims in various other trials, including the case against former president of Chad, Hissène Habré. He currently represents Liberian plaintiffs in…
National Courts of Kenya March 9, 2017May 10, 2021 by Cristián Cruz Lessons from Chile for Kenya: Take Heart, the Fight for Accountability is Long …and conviction of Hissène Habré in Senegal. It is a lesson that I hope Kenyans will take to heart. The fight for accountability will be a long one, but the…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé August 18, 2016September 14, 2020 by International Justice Monitor Understanding the Principle of Complementarity in Côte d’Ivoire …the courts of Senegal to try former Chadian President Hissène Habré. The peculiarity shared by these ad hoc courts is that they were all established after the fact to deal…
July 26, 2016March 15, 2018 by TrustAfrica Nouveaux rebondissements dans l’affaire Habré : recours en appel de la défense et examen des demandes de réparation des victimes …l’Open Society Justice Initiative. Le 30 mai 2016, les Chambres africaines extraordinaires au sein des tribunaux sénégalais (CAE) ont condamné à la réclusion à perpétuité l’ancien président tchadien Hissène Habré,…
July 26, 2016April 11, 2018 by TrustAfrica New Developments in the Habré Case: Defense Appeal and Reparations under Examination …of the Open Society Justice Initiative. On May 30, 2016, the Extraordinary African Chambers within the Senegalese Courts (EAC) sentenced former Chadian President Hissène Habré to life imprisonment. The court…
June 2, 2016March 15, 2018 by International Justice Monitor Reactions to the Conviction of Hissène Habré: A Historic Moment for Justice …a guilty verdict against Hissène Habré, former Chadian president, for crimes committed from 1982 to 1990 during his repressive regime. The trial started on July 20, 2015 and concluded in…
May 19, 2016March 15, 2018 by Jonathan Birchall Podcast: Bringing Hissène Habré to Trial On May 30, trial judges at the Extraordinary African Chambers in Senegal are due to deliver their verdict in the trial of Hissène Habré—the first time a former African leader…