International Criminal Court January 15, 2016May 10, 2021 by Tom Maliti Issue of Standard of Proof Dominates Final Day of “No Case to Answer” Hearings …the final day of hearings on those applications. Lawyers representing Ruto and Sang have applied to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to dismiss the case against their clients before they…
International Criminal Court January 14, 2016May 10, 2021 by Tom Maliti Lawyer Says Prosecution Failed to Prove Ruto’s Involvement in Violence The lead lawyer for Deputy President William Samoei Ruto told the International Criminal Court (ICC) that the prosecution has failed to prove Ruto was involved in the violence that followed…
International Criminal Court January 13, 2016May 10, 2021 by Tom Maliti Sang’s Lawyer Says Broadcast Ban Made It Impossible for his Client to Incite Violence …imposed by the Kenyan government, Sang’s lawyer told the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Jan. 13. Joseph Kipchumba Kigen-Katwa told Trial Chamber V(a) on Wednesday that the government ordered the…
International Criminal Court January 13, 2016May 10, 2021 by Tom Maliti Prosecution Argues It Has Presented Sufficient Evidence against Ruto and Sang A senior prosecutor told the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Jan. 12 that its evidence showed Deputy President William Samoei Ruto hosted and led or was represented in six meetings…
Dominic Ongwen October 30, 2015May 11, 2021 by Jennifer Easterday Ongwen Hearings To Be Held in The Hague The confirmation of charges hearings in the trial of Dominic Ongwen will be held in The Hague at the premises of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC Presidency decided…
Dominic Ongwen October 27, 2015May 11, 2021 by International Justice Monitor Bringing Justice Closer to the People: Reflections on the Proposal to Hold Dominic Ongwen’s Confirmation of Charges Hearing in Gulu …of Ongwen’s surrender, the ICC had drastically scaled down its operations in Uganda, and the affected communities were increasingly becoming skeptical of the ICC’s ability to deliver justice for victims…
International Criminal Court September 23, 2015May 10, 2021 by Tom Maliti Who are the Witnesses in the Second Kenya Bribery Case at the ICC? - Part 3 …Part 1 of the series ccan be read here and part 2 here. The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor alleges that Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru and fellow Kenyan Philip Kipkoech…
International Criminal Court September 22, 2015May 10, 2021 by Tom Maliti Who Are the Witnesses in the Second Kenya Bribery Case at the ICC? - Part 2 …involving Witness 397 and Witness 536 as well as giving a summary of Witness 536’s testimony in court. Part 1 can be read here. The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé September 11, 2015September 14, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi ICC Appeals Judges Deny Former Ivorian President Gbagbo Interim Release Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have rejected an application for interim release filed by former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, upholding an earlier finding that he still represents…
Thomas Lubanga August 24, 2015September 2, 2020 by Olivia Bueno Reconsidering Lubanga’s Sentence: Views from Ituri …first hearing of its kind at the ICC, it is difficult to predict what the ICC will decide. Among the key issues informing the decision will be whether or not…
