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Weekly News Recap (27 April – 3 May 2026)

Weekly News Recap (27 April – 3 May 2026) © Photo by Razvan Orendovici via Flickr International Justice Section Kosovo: Court Finds OSCE Employee Guilty of Spying for Serbia Czechia: Court Sentences Man to Seven Years After Attempted Synagogue Arson Attack Ivory Coast: Court Sentences Six Men to Life Imprisonment Over 2020 Jihadist Attack ICC:Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (27 April – 3 May 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 November 2025)

Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 November 2025) © Photo by Alisdare Hickson via Flickr International Justice Section IRMCT: Bosnian Croat Official Convicted of War Crimes Granted Early Release Kosovo: Former Serbian Police Officer Convicted of War Crimes in Prizren IRMCT: Rejects Mladić’s Request for Temporary Release Sweden: Appeal Court Upholds First-Ever Genocide Conviction forContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 November 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 (10 – 16 March 2025)

Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 March 2025) © Photo by fondo andaluz de municipios para la solidaridad internacional via Flickr International Justice Section Guatemala: Journalist José Rubén Zamora Reimprisoned on Money Laundering Charges ICC: Arrest of Former Philippines President Duterte Hailed as Huge Step Towards Accountability ICJ: 45 Statements Received Ahead of Upcoming PublicContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 March 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 (22 – 28 July 2024)

Weekly News Recap (22 – 28 July 2024) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Germany: Court Rules No General Danger to Civilians in Syria, Rejecting Asylum Claim On 22 July 2024, a German higher administrative court in Muenster ruled that the long-running conflict in Syria no longer poses a generalContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (22 – 28 July 2024)”

Weekly News Recap (1 – 7 April 2024)

Weekly News Recap (1-7 April 2024) © Photo by Sweveler via Flickr International Justice Section Pakistan: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Prison Sentence Suspended Russia: Russian Court Extends Pre-Trial Detention of Russian-American Journalist until June Serbia: Belgrade Court Proceedings on Yugoslav Army Soldiers’ Alleged War Crimes USA: January 6 Capitol Riot Leader Sentenced to MoreContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (1 – 7 April 2024)”

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)”