Review November 27, 2019May 6, 2021 by Coline Schupfer and Yassir Khudayri Critical Convening of the ICC Assembly of States Parties in The Hague …the revision of a vast amount of documentation, coordination within and across divisions of the court, and consultations with different stakeholders, including civil society. If approved by the ASP, the…
Guatemala Trials November 12, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Former Guatemalan Army Chief Accused of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, and Forced Disappearance …included non-combatant civilians who, though they were not members of the guerrilla, represented a challenge to the established order. Lucas García approved a common plan that resulted in a “focused,…
September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 by Nika Jeiranashvili Electing the Next ICC Prosecutor: Challenges Facing the Situation in Georgia …law, and public international law. Interested individuals have until the end of October 2019 to submit their applications confidentially via ICC’s online recruitment system. The Committee on the Election of…
Guatemala Trials September 5, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada In Defiance of Court Rulings, Guatemalan Congressional Leaders Push Amnesty Bill …from prosecution, a small group of congressional representatives are leading a new effort to pass it into law. If approved, the legislation would result in the immediate release of all…
August 14, 2019February 27, 2020 by Taegin Reisman Electing the Next ICC Prosecutor: Vacancy Announcement Published …the Committee on the Election of the Prosecutor drafted the vacancy announcement, which the committee and Assembly of States Parties (ASP) Bureau approved. In a statement welcoming the publication of…
Guatemala Trials August 2, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Guatemalan Congress Leads Attack on Rule of Law over Amnesty Bill …fundamental citizen rights from being approved, as well as rulings that protect magistrates who have been persecuted from emitting opinions in the exercise of their functions. Congress Seeks to Limit…
Guatemala Trials July 22, 2019April 27, 2021 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Constitutional Court Orders Congress to Suspend Consideration of Amnesty Law Proposal …investigate serious crimes, ranging from state corruption to past human rights violations. The controversial bill was approved in two of three required readings, but legislators opposing the proposed legislation walked…
July 22, 2019August 7, 2019 by Taegin Reisman Electing the Next ICC Prosecutor: Who are the Committee Members? …the requirements of the prosecutor position (to be approved by the committee and Bureau). These requirements shall take into consideration Article 42 of the Rome Statute, which outlines the functions…
Thomas Lubanga July 16, 2019September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Judges Set to Rule on Lubanga’s Appeal Against US$10 Million Reparations Award …2015 that appeals judges issued an amended order tasking the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) with drawing up and implementing the reparations program. In October 2016, judges approved the plan on symbolic…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui July 1, 2019September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Judges Decline to Stop Katanga’s Trial in Congo …for reconsideration to have been appropriate, they needed to be satisfied that new arguments or facts, which could not have been known when the Presidency approved Katanga’s prosecution in the…