Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 March 2024) © Photo by Esin Ustin International Justice Section ECtHR: Court Rules on North Korean Citizens’ Case Against Russia Russia: Court Orders Detention in LGBTQ+ Extremism Case India: Government Asserts Legal Stance on Rohingya Refugees Germany: Federal Court Upholds Sentence for Woman in ISIS Enslavement Case Netherlands: FormerContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 March 2024)”
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Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 March 2024)
Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 March 2024) © Photo by World Bank Photo Collection Switzerland: Attorney General Issues Indictment Against Former Vice President of Syria for Alleged War Crimes Bosnia: Verdict Upheld for War Crimes Against Bosniak Civilians ECtHR: Violation of Fair Trial Rights in Turkish Case ECtHR: Violation of Conscientious Objection Rights inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 March 2024)”
Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 February 2024)
Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 February 2024) © Photo by United Nations Photo International Justice Section ICJ: Israel Responsible for Apartheid against Palestinians; South Africa Tells The UN Court ECtHR: Court Fines Russia for Rights Violations in Transnistria Rome: Trial Resumes for Egyptian Officials Accused in Giulio Regeni’s Murder Paraguay: 87-Year-Old Former Policeman SentencedContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 February 2024)”
Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 February 2024)
Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 February 2024) © Photo by UNICEF Ethiopia via Flickr International Justice Section UK: Employment Tribunal Finds University Professor Unfairly Dismissed for Anti-Zionist Comments Bosnia and Herzegovina: Appeals Chamber Confirms Acquittal of Bosnian Serb Wartime Fighters for their Involvement in the Illegal Detention and Killing of Civilians China: Australian WriterContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 February 2024)”
Weekly News Recap (29 January – 4 February 2024)
© Photo by RafahKid Kid via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Albania: Top Court Approves Migrant Deal with Italy Iran: Execution of Four Convicted of Israeli Bomb Plot ICJ: Court Ruled Russia Violated Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Racial Discrimination Treaties in 2014 Ukraine Annexation Pakistan: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for CorruptionContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (29 January – 4 February 2024)”
Weekly News Recap (22-28 January 2024)
© Photo by Felton Davis via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Netherlands: Court Makes Landmark Conviction in Syrian War Crimes Case USA: Oklahoma Death Row Case of Richard Glossip Under Supreme Court Review Hong Kong: UN Experts Advocate for Dropping Charges against Jimmy Lai Iran: Execution of Mentally Ill Protester Sparks Criticism Ukraine: Investigation into the DowningContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (22-28 January 2024)”
Weekly News Recap (15-21 January 2024)
© Photo by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. Fifth Fleet via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: Judgment in Al-Hassan Case Postponed by Trial Chamber X ECtHR: Lithuania Found Guilty of Multiple Convention Violations vis-à-vis High Profile Terrorist Suspect France: French Supreme Court Delivers Definitive Verdict on Lafarge’s Charges in Syria ECtHR: Inter-State Application brought byContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (15-21 January 2024)”
The ICC’s Al Hassan Gender-Based Persecution Charges and its Operational Impact in the Field
Gender-based persecution is clearly not new in conflict, but there has been a lack of jurisprudence in international criminal law – the Al Hassan case is set to change this.
Weekly News Recap (8-14 January 2024)
© Photo by Felton Davis via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Switzerland: Former Gambian Interior Minister on Trial Over Alleged Crimes Against Humanity India: Court Restores Justice in Bilkis Bano Case by Ordering Return of Convicts to Jail Denmark: Court Affirms Terrorism Convictions of Three Iranians Serbia: Former Kosovo Guerrilla Detained as War Crimes Suspect Israel:Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (8-14 January 2024)”
Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 December 2023)
© Photo by Carl Waldmeier via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: Dominic Ongwen Transferred to Norwegian Prison Sweden: Court of Appeals Upholds Life Sentence for Iranian Hamid Nouri in 1988 Mass Execution Case Bosnia: Stojan Petrovic Convicted of War Crimes, Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for 1992 Rape France: Former Rwandan Doctor Sosthene MunyemanaContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 December 2023)”