Weekly News Recap (14-20 August 2023)

© Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Niger: Deposed President Bazoum Will Be Prosecuted for ‘High Treason’, Says Junta On 14 August 2023, the Guardian reported that according to Niger’s military junta, Mohamed Bazoum, the deposed president would be prosecuted for the crimesContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (14-20 August 2023)”

Weekly News Recap (24-30 July 2023)

© Photo by Enough Project via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Europol: Joint Operation Uncovered Criminal Network Smuggling Cuban Migrants into Europe On 24 July 2023, 62 individuals were arrested as a result of an operation of law enforcement agencies from five countries, dismantling a criminal network smugglingContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (24-30 July 2023)”

Weekly News Recap (17-23 July 2023)

© Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: 25th Anniversary of Rome Statute Commemorated, Strengthening Global Justice Commitment On 17 July 2023, the Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statute commemorated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute. DiscussionsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (17-23 July 2023)”

Weekly News Recap (10-16 July 2023)

© Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Australia: Former War Veteran Appeals Court Decision for Unlawful Killings in Afghanistan   On 11 July 2023, Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated war veteran, filed an appeal against the Australian civil court ruling of his involvementContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (10-16 July 2023)”

Weekly News Recap (3-9 July 2023)

© Photo by Darryl_SE7 via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Netherlands: New Centre for Prosecuting the Crime of Aggression Opens in The Hague with International Support On 3 July 2023, a new centre for prosecuting crime of aggression opened in the Hague with the support of the EuropeanContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (3-9 July 2023)”

Weekly News Recap (26 June-2 July 2023)

© Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: Authorised Continued Investigation in Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela On 27 June 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a decision from the Pre-Trial Chamber I authorising the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) toContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (26 June-2 July 2023)”

Weekly News Recap (19-25 June 2023)

© Photo by Global Panorama via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Nigeria: Criminal Complaint Filed before ICC Over Mass Killings in Southeast Nigerian State On 19 June 2023, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) filed a criminal complaint before the International Criminal CourtContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (19-25 June 2023)”

Weekly News Recap (12-18 June 2023)

© Photo by IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICJ: Canada and the Netherlands File Application Against Syria for Violations of the Convention against Torture On 12 June 2023, the Netherlands and Canada filed an application in front of the International Court of JusticeContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (12-18 June 2023)”

Weekly News Recap (5-11 June 2023)

© Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Argentina: Corruption Charges Against Vice President Fernandez de Kirchner Dropped On 5 June 2023, a judge dismissed a long-running money laundering case against Vice President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner after no evidence was produced by eitherContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (5-11 June 2023)”

Weekly News Recap (29 May-4 June 2023)

© Photo by UNMISS via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION MICT: Court Dismisses Appeals in Case of Prosecutor v. Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović On 31 May 2023, the Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (MICT) dismissed the appeals of Mr. Stanišić and Mr.Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (29 May-4 June 2023)”