INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: The Prosecutor issues Report on Preliminary Examination Activities KSC: Indictment confirmed against Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj and their Initial Appearances ECtHR: Dismissal of a public-service employee based on Emergency Legislative Decree following a failed military coup in Turkey ECtHR: The interim measure indicated in the case of Armenia v. AzerbaijanContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (14-20 Dec 2020)”
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Weekly News Recap (7-13 Dec 2020)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION IACtHR: Colombia complied with the Judgment in the case Yarce et al. v. Colombia KSC: Court of Appeals Panel issues first appeal decision on Hysni Gucati’s arrest and detention Lithuania: Prosecution launches criminal probe into allegations of torture committed by Belarusian officials ICC: Conclusion of the preliminary examination into the Situation inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (7-13 Dec 2020)”
Weekly News Recap (30 Nov-6 Dec 2020)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ECtHR: 33 European States ordered to respond to youth activists’ climate lawsuit British mercenaries investigated over Sri Lanka war crimes ECtHR: Police failed to protect LGBTI demonstrators from homophobic attacks in the case Berkman v. Russia ECtHR: State-secrets treason trial lacked impartiality in the case Danilov v. Russia ICC’s Trust Fund forContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (30 Nov-6 Dec 2020)”
Weekly News Recap (23-29 Nov 2020)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Myanmar’s genocide against Rohingya is allegedly continuing DRC: Militia leader Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka sentenced for war crimes ECtHR: No violation of the prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment in the case of Bardali v. Switzerland ECtHR: Several violations on account of the pre-trial detention of the journalist Ahmet Şık IACtHR: El SalvadorContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (23-29 Nov 2020)”
Who Governs International Waters when Aquaman is Busy
Despite how much water there is in the world, it is a fiercely fought-over resource.
Weekly News Recap (16-22 Nov 2020)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ECtHR held that Swiss authorities failed to assess risks for gay man’s return to the Gambia IACHR refers case on Ecuador to the IACtHR CJEU held that refusal to perform military service in Syria may give rise to entitlement to recognition as a refugee The Brereton report found Australian Special Forces involvedContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (16-22 Nov 2020)”
Weekly News Recap (9-15 Nov 2020)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION KSC: The Initial Appearance of Jakup Krasniqi, Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veseli and Rexhep Selimi Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China called upon the ICC Prosecutor to accept a complaint alleging genocide against Uyghurs by China ECtHR: Navalnyy subjected to degrading treatment during 2012 opposition protests IRMCT: The Initial Appearance of Félicien Kabuga Australia toContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (9-15 Nov 2020)”
Weekly News Recap (2-8 Nov 2020)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC President addressed UN General Assembly to present Court’s annual report Paul Gicheru surrendered to the ICC custody and made first appearance before the ICC Arrests of Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi by the Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor ECtHR: Statement on requests for interim measures concerning the conflict inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (2-8 Nov 2020)”
Weekly News Recap (26 Oct-1 Nov 2020)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Armenia considering lodging a declaration accepting the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction Joseph Mugenzi accused of participation in the 1994 Rwanda genocide arrested by Dutch police Argentina’s trial of the military dictatorship’s crimes committed in the detention centres European Court of Human Rights: Azerbaijan lodged a request for interim measure against Armenia EuropeanContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (26 Oct-1 Nov 2020)”
Weekly News Recap (19-25 Oct 2020)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION The Netherlands to offer compensation to children of executed Indonesians IRMCT: Transfer of Mr Kabuga to the UN Detention Unit at the Hague Branch IRMCT: Commencement of Trial Proceedings in Prosecutor v. Maximillen Turinabo et al. Polish Constitutional Tribunal Effectively Bans Termination of Pregnancy INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION The Council ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (19-25 Oct 2020)”