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Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 October 2025)

Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 October 2025) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section ICC: Appeals Chamber Disqualifies Prosecutor Karim Khan from Duterte Case Over Conflict of Interest Concerns Haiti: Appeals Court Orders Fresh Investigation into 2021 Assassination of President Jovenel Moïse South Africa: ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel toContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 October 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 September 2025)

Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 September 2025) © Photo by Catholic Church England and Wales via Flickr International Justice Section ICJ: Denies Equatorial Guinea’s Request for Provisional Measures Over Paris Property ICC: Judgment in Abd-Al-Rahman Case Scheduled for 6 October 2025 Colombia: JEP Sentences Former FARC Leaders Over Systematic Kidnappings ICC: Final Victim ReparationsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 September 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (8 – 14 September 2025)

Weekly News Recap (8 – 14 September 2025) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Israel: Supreme Court Rules Israel Depriving Palestinian Prisoners of Food ICC: Confirmation of Charges Hearing Postponed in Duterte Case Thailand: Former Prime Minister Sentenced to One-Year Prison Term by the Supreme Court ICC: Confirmation of ChargesContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (8 – 14 September 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (28 July – 3 August 2025)

Weekly News Recap (28 July – 3 August 2025) © Photo by President Of Ukraine via Flickr International Justice Section Syria: Calls for Action on Abductions of Alawite Women and Girls Myanmar: Rights Group Accuses Arakan Army of Abusing Rohingya Minority Nigeria: ICC Pressed to Investigate Military Atrocities Yemen: Government Urged to Stop Arresting JournalistsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (28 July – 3 August 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 May 2025)

Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 May 2025) © Photo by UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia via Flickr International Justice Section Lithuania: Case Filed at ICJ Against Belarus for Migrant Smuggling ECtHR: Germany Violated Protester’s Right to Assembly Over Plastic Visor Conviction Hungary: Moves to Leave ICC Amidst Netanyahu Arrest Warrant ControversyContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 May 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 April 2025)

Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 April 2025) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section UK: British Nationals Accused of War Crimes in Gaza ICC: Rejects Dominic Ongwen’s Reparations Appeal Sudan: RSF Allegedly Documented Committing Sexual Violence against Civilians ICJ: Hearings to be Held on Israel’s Obligations in Occupied Palestinian TerritoryContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 April 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 December 2024)

Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 December 2024) © Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr International Justice Section KSC: Two Deny Witness-Tampering Charges in Kosovo’s Thaci Trial ICJ: DRC Files Declaration of Intervention in Case between Gambia and Myanmar Concerning Application of the Genocide Convention US: Two Former Syrian Air ForceContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (9 – 15 December 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (25 November – 1 December 2024)

Weekly News Recap (25 November – 1 December 2024) © Photo by OPCW via Flickr International Justice Section US: Special Prosecutor Drops Two Criminal Cases against Trump UK: Supreme Court Reviews Scotland’s Gender Definition Law Hong Kong: Court Declares Exclusion of Same-Sex Couples from Public Housing and Inheritance Laws Unconstitutional Russia: Court Issues Arrest OrderContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (25 November – 1 December 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (14 – 20 October 2024)

Weekly News Recap (14 – 20 October 2024) © Photo by Wasfi Akab via Flickr International Justice Section Germany: Court Sentences 80-Year Old Former Stasi-Officer to 10 Years’ Imprisonment On 14 October 2024, an anonymous former police officer from East Germany’s Stasi secret police force was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The 80-year oldContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (14 – 20 October 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 August 2024)

Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 August 2024) © Photo by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command via Flickr International Justice Section Germany: Federal Court Upholds Conviction of Former Syrian Intelligence Officer On 6 August 2024, the German Federal Court of Justice upheld the conviction of Anwar Raslan, a former Syrian intelligence officer, rejecting his appeal and maintainingContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 August 2024)”