Review January 12, 2021May 10, 2021 by Angela Mudukuti ICC Review Process: Taking A Closer Look At The IER’S Final Report This blog is part of a series on selected aspects of the ICC Independent Expert Review Final Report released on September 30, 2020. The much-anticipated Independent Expert Review final report…
Guatemala Trials December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada The Future of War Crimes Prosecutions in Guatemala …follow their project, Verdad y Justicia en Guatemala, on Twitter. When Alejandro Giammattei was sworn in as president of Guatemala on January 14, 2020, anti-impunity advocates sounded the alarm that,…
November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by Ali Agab and Olivia Bueno Sudan’s Recent Amnesty Resolution Undermines the Prospects for Accountability and Peace …against innocent civilians in Darfur? And yet, that appears to be exactly what has happened. On November 12, 2020, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan Abdel-Rahman, in his capacity as Chairman of…
November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 by Mariana Pena Grave Concerns about the ICC Prosecutor Election and the Urgent Need for Vetting …International Criminal Court (COJUR-ICC), on November 3, 2020. Mariana Pena, Senior Legal Officer with the International Justice program, delivered the statement. In the interest of transparency, we are making the…
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 …the views expressed. OSJI has offered an opportunity to civil society groups from all nominating states to express their views. 1. Insufficient Publicity On April 7, 2020, the Brazilian government…
Review of the International Criminal Court November 3, 2020May 6, 2021 by Ibrahim Tommy Assessing the Competence and Process of Nominating Sierra Leone’s Justice Miatta Samba for Election as ICC Judge …nominate persons of high moral character and integrity so as to safeguard the independence and integrity of the Court, and for States Parties “to also take into account good practices…
Review of the International Criminal Court November 3, 2020May 11, 2021 by Angela Mudukuti and Yassir Al-Khudayri Electing the Next ICC Judges: How did the Advisory Committee on Nominations Fare this Time Around? …attest to matters of moral character and past conduct; Reference check nominees; and Review and document national nomination processes. National Nominations While the ACN called on States Parties to submit…
Bosco Ntaganda October 15, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda Tells ICC Judges, “I Wonder How I Was Convicted?” …decisions taken by the trial chamber, particularly in relation to the witnesses who did not tell the truth, and [that] based on that, you are going to review my conviction….
Review of the International Criminal Court September 30, 2020May 11, 2021 by Milton Romani Gerner Uruguay Nominates Ariela Peralta Distefano for ICC Judge …well as of the processes leading to their nomination. Ms. Ariela Peralta Distefano’s nomination is important. She undoubtedly possesses the qualifications, experience, and technical and moral features for the role…
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 …or participation. Third, there is the obvious question of how the current Superintendent of Industry and Commerce (Barreto González’ current position) has the profile (and is the best possible candidate)…