© Photo by 7th Army Training Command’s photostream via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: Preliminary Examination of Situation in Bolivia Complete ICC: Trial Against Kenyan Lawyer Paul Gicheru Commences France: Investigation of Plane Crash Incident that Led to the 1994 Rwandan Genocide Officially Closed Netherlands: Abdul Razzaq Rafief on Trial for Alleged War Crimes CommittedContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (14-20 February 2022)”
Author Archives: Platform for Peace and Humanity
Children’s Protection During Armed Conflict and the Criminal Responsibility of Child Soldiers
The case of child soldiers is a clear example of role reversals, where victims become perpetrators. In many cases, these children start as victims of war crimes and end up becoming offenders of similar crimes to the ones they suffered before.
Accounting for ‘Victims who Victimize’ in International Criminal Justice: Is Restorative Justice the Way Forward?
On one hand restorative justice affirms that a perpetrator’s past does not justify future conduct, however, on the other it goes a step further than punitive justice.
Weekly News Recap (7-13 February 2022)
© Photo by andresAzp via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION IRMCT: Acquitted and Released ICTR Accused Transferred Back to Arusha Venezuela: Two Officers Sentenced to 30 Years Over In-Custody Death ICC: Trial Chamber Hears The Opening Statements by the Legal Representative of Victims in Timbuktu Case ECtHR: Interim Measures in the Case of Polish Supreme CourtContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (7-13 February 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (31 January-6 February 2022)
© Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Bosnia: Veljko Papic’s Forced Labour Conviction Overturned Norway: Anders Breivik’s Parole Request Rejected by the Court ECtHR: Time Limit for Individual Applications Reduced to 4 Months from the Date of the Final Decision Israel: Army Takes Actions Against Officers Responsible for the Death ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (31 January-6 February 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (24-30 January 2022)
© Photo by Axel Fassio/CIFOR via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Bosnia: Ex-Police Chief Malko Koroman Acquitted by Bosnian State Court Guatemala: Five Former Paramilitary Soldiers Charged with Crimes Against Humanity for the Rape of Indigenous Women Bosnia: State Court Confirms Indictment of Wartime Unit Commander Germany: Woman on Trial for Committing Alleged Crimes against HumanityContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (24-30 January 2022)”
The Use of Force and Human Rights in Social Protest: A Look at the Jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
The use of force carried out by law enforcement agencies in the context of protests in Latin America is continuously restricting peaceful demonstrations, criminalizing participants and threatening the fundamental values of democratic states.
Weekly News Recap (17-23 January 2022)
©Photo by Omar Chatriwala INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ECtHR: A Violation of Freedom of Expression in a Case Concerning a Conviction for Spitting on Portrait of President Putin ICC: NGOs File Motion with ICC Regarding the Role of Maltese Officials in Alleged War Crimes ECtHR: A Violation of Right to a Fair Trial and Right toContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (17-23 January 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (10-16 January 2022)
©Photo by Swiveler via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi Sentenced to Four Year’ Imprisonment Azerbaijan: Two Armenians Under Trial on Terrorism Charges Sri Lanka: Former Prison Commissioner Sentenced to Death for Killing 27 Inmates Lithuania: Lawsuit Accusing Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev for War Crimes Filed Germany: Former Syrian Colonel Sentenced toContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (10-16 January 2022)”
Russia Negotiations: A Window of Opportunity for a Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in Eastern Europe
Proponents of nuclear weapons disarmament should use the Russian negotiations to further the humanitarian push for arms control, leading to a nuclear weapon free zone in eastern Europe.