Review of the International Criminal Court September 15, 2020May 6, 2021 by Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Bangladesh Withdraws Problematic ICC Judicial Nominee Following Civil Society Engagement …the ICC specifying Mr. Haque’s disqualifications for the post of an ICC Judge. The Asian Human Rights Commission issued a public statement while other groups and individuals engaged in online…
Review of the International Criminal Court September 15, 2020May 6, 2021 by Nino Jomarjidze Electing the 2020 ICC Judges: challenges related to nomination of Georgian judicial candidate …to the Government of Georgia the best candidate(s) following tests, and then it was up to the Government to nominate the concrete candidate(s) before the Parliament. Concerns with regard to…
Bosco Ntaganda August 28, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda Appeals Hearing Rescheduled for October The hearing of Bosco Ntaganda’s appeals against his conviction and 30-year prison sentence at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has now been set for October 12-14, 2020. The hearing had …
Guatemala Trials August 20, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Court Rejects Release Request of Convicted Military Officials in Molina Theissen Case …has established protocols to protect the health of inmates, including special measures to address the coronavirus. He added that the Military Hospital is one of the best hospitals in the…
Bosco Ntaganda August 18, 2020April 22, 2021 by Radio Canal Révélation 18 years after the Rome Statute came into force: What has the International Criminal Court achieved in Ituri? …crosshairs. The reason why there are a lot of investigations in Africa is because the justice systems do not work very well. I have always said, ‘The best way to…
July 19, 2020July 19, 2020 by Yassir Al-Khudayri Through the Looking Glass: The 2020 ICC Judicial Nomination Processes Up Close …May 14, 2020, the Justice Initiative assessed the processes followed by the 22 states that nominated candidates. National Nomination Procedures While the ICC does not set quotas for gender, geographical,…
Review July 16, 2020May 11, 2021 by Eric Witte Time to Rethink Judges’ Role in ICC Administration …drew a distinction between pure administrative aspects of the Registrar’s role, which are best guided by the link to the UN, and judicial support and supervision aspects of the role,…
June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 by Taegin Reisman Electing the Next ICC Prosecutor: Shortlist of Candidates Imminent The Committee on the Election of the Prosecutor anticipates that it will submit its report with recommendations on the shortlisted International Criminal Court (ICC) candidates on time. According to the…
Thomas Kwoyelo June 21, 2020May 11, 2021 by Sharon Nakandha Complementarity Reality Check: The Case of Uganda’s International Crimes Division …We are going to do our level best within the limited resources to represent Kwoyelo to our utmost best ability. We have withstood conditions, stayed in Gulu, made robust opening…
Bosco Ntaganda June 15, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda Appeals Hearing Postponed Over COVID-19 …begin June 29, 2020. The Appeals Chamber cited the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for the postponement. In a June 5 order, the Appeals Chamber said that at the time…