April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 by Tom Maliti The Privilege of Writing Many Firsts …the International Justice Monitor has been a daily affair, especially when the trials I am covering have been in session. Unfortunately, this is a “luxury” not many have had. News…
Review February 22, 2021May 6, 2021 by Fiona McKay IER Blog Series: Raising the Bar for ICC Judges’ Professional Development …good judge: to hear courteously, to answer wisely, to consider soberly, and to decide impartially. If the ICC is to be a top performing court dispensing high quality justice, it…
Dominic Ongwen February 5, 2021May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Mixed Reactions from Northern Uganda as ICC Delivers Judgment in Ongwen’s Case; Community Members Call for Light Sentence …he committed his atrocities. Sixty-one counts are a bit many for one who was abducted.” “He should have been convicted on about 30 counts only. Sixty-one are too many,” noted…
Thomas Kwoyelo June 21, 2020May 11, 2021 by Sharon Nakandha Complementarity Reality Check: The Case of Uganda’s International Crimes Division …take on the case pro bono? CA: It was entirely pro bono. It is only now during the trial that the ICD has appointed us as lawyers on state brief.[ii]…
Dominic Ongwen February 25, 2020May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Senior Prosecutor Comes Under Criticism for Calling Defense Witness’s Testimony “Nonsense” …break, Lyons stood to speak on behalf of the defense. She said Gumpert’s characterization of Ovuga’s answer was “disrespectful and patronizing.” “The prosecution was simply out of line to make…
Dominic Ongwen September 25, 2019May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Human Rights Lawyer in Gulu Offers Perspectives on Ongwen’s Trial and the Election of the Next ICC Prosecutor …I think they have had chance to learn from other situations, which has enabled Ongwen’s trial to flow smoothly. The judges have also given all the lawyers a chance to…
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 …has generally struggled to obtain high quality evidence and some of that has been apparent in the Ongwen case. Some of the witnesses have not been particularly strong because they…
Dominic Ongwen March 28, 2019May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Perspectives from Coorom: Ongwen’s Kinsmen Express Optimism with Defense Performance …evidence, many people said that the witnesses were lying about what really happened during the war and most of them testified based on heresy and not what they saw. The…
Dominic Ongwen November 14, 2018May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Witness Says LRA Only Collected Food During Attack on Abok IDP Camp …the Abok camp for internally displaced (IDP) people 14 years ago. Kenneth Opiyo told the court on November 1 that the LRA only took food from the camp and an…
Dominic Ongwen September 13, 2018May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Manoba and Cox: Victims Should be Allowed to Ask Questions About All Issues …forms get tired. In addition, intermediaries are trained very quickly and so, the focus is completely different than when you have an investigator of the OTP (the Office of the…