INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Turkey: The High Criminal Court Sentenced Reporters from Kurdish Newspapers to Imprisonment on the Charges of Terrorism ICC: Sudan Signed ICC Cooperation Agreement to Start Darfur Trial ECtHR: Germany Lawfully Investigated the Airstrike on Kunduz, Afghanistan Palestine: Court Restricted Travel for Unmarried Women and Children ECtHR: Failure to Ensure the Fair TrialContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (15–21 Feb 2021)”
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Weekly News Recap (8–14 Feb 2021)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: Postponement of Yekatom and Ngaïssona Trial ICJ: New President and Vice-President elected Poland: Court Order for Two Prominent Historians to Apologise for their Holocaust Research ACtHPR: The Election of New Judges Germany: Alleged Nazi SS Guard is Charged with the Murder of 3,518 people ECtHR: Several Violations of the Convention inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (8–14 Feb 2021)”
Weekly News Recap (1–7 Feb 2021)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: Paul Gicheru on Interim Release Russia: Fair Trial Concerns in the Yuri Alexeevich Dmitriev Case ECtHR: Ineffective Investigation in X and Others v. Bulgaria ECtHR: Violation of Freedom of Expression in Dickinson v. Turkey Iran: Execution of Baloch Minority Prisoners ICC: Dominic Ongwen Guilty of War Crimes and Crimes Against HumanityContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (1–7 Feb 2021)”
Weekly News Recap (25–31 Jan 2021)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION CJEU: Possible Discrimination on Grounds of Disability Israel: Conviction of a Human Rights Defender ECtHR: Violation of the Prohibition of Inhuman or Degrading Treatment in Zličić v. Serbia CoE: Election of Judges of the ECtHR Sri Lanka: Government Obstructs Investigations and Trials Addressing Past Violations ICC: Code of Judicial Ethics Amended ECtHR:Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (25–31 Jan 2021)”
Weekly News Recap (18–24 Jan 2021)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Russia: Navalny’s Arrest and Call of UN Experts for His Immediate Release ECtHR: Right to Respect for Private Life Violated in X and Y v. Romania ECtHR: Russia to Reform Their Handcuffing Procedure ECtHR: Only a Violation of the Right to a Fair Trial Found in Timofeyev and Postupkin v. Russia ECtHR:Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (18–24 Jan 2021)”
Weekly News Recap (11–17 Jan 2021)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ECtHR: The right to respect private life not violated in Munir Johana v. Denmark and Khan v. Denmark HRC: DRC violated the right to life of Pascal Kabungulu STL: Appeals in the Ayyash et al. case IACHR: Precautionary measures expanded in Venezuela to protect the rights of persons suffering from multiple sclerosisContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (11–17 Jan 2021)”
Weekly News Recap (4–10 Jan 2021)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Australia: Investigation into Afghanistan war crimes starting USA: Trump Administration ordered not to enforce Executive Order 13928 UK: Refusal to extradite Assange France: Roger Lumbala arrested for crimes against humanity Iran & Iraq: Interpol notice for US President Trump and other officials IACHR: Nicaragua Law restricting political rights rejected IACHR: Increased harassmentContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (4–10 Jan 2021)”
Weekly News Recap (28 Dec 2020-3 Jan 2021)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION HRC: The Netherlands violated child’s right to acquire a nationality OHCHR: UN experts call on States parties to the Geneva Conventions to condemn the pardoning of the Blackwater contractors IRMCT: The early release of Vujadin Popović denied IACHR: Submission on behalf of four victims and survivors of the U.S. extraordinary rendition andContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (28 Dec 2020-3 Jan 2021)”
Weekly News Recap (21-27 Dec 2020)
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION IACHR: Precautionary measures in favour of Niober García Fournier in Cuba ICJ: New mechanism for monitoring the implementation of provisional measures ECtHR: Notification to Poland of another case concerning alleged lack of independence of the Supreme Court ECtHR: Several violations in the case of Selahattin Demirtaş v. Turkey (no. 2) ECtHR: Judgment inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (21-27 Dec 2020)”
Weekly News Recap (14-20 Dec 2020)
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)”