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Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 October 2026)

Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 October 2026) © Photo by Karen Rustad Tölva via Flickr International Justice Section US: Supreme Court Declines Review of Rejected Plea Agreements in 9/11 Prosecution Kenya: Court Convicts Religious Leader and 28 Co-Defendants of 191 Murders in Shakahola Case PCA: Cambodia and Thailand Agree on Maritime Confidence-Building Measures ECtHR:Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (19 – 25 October 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 September 2026)

Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 September 2026) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section ICJ: Colombia Withdraws Intervention in South Africa v. Israel Genocide Case ECtHR: Finds No Violation of Article 5(1) in UK’s Delayed Prisoner Releases UK: Rwandan Man Appears in Court Charged with Genocide Offences Switzerland: Appeals CourtContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (21 – 27 September 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (14 – 20 September 2026)

Weekly News Recap (14 – 20 September 2026) © Photo by Naval Surface Warriors via Flickr International Justice Section Bangladesh: Tribunal Sentences Seven Former Awami League Members to Death El Salvador: Court Imposes Jurisdiction’s First Life Sentence for Femicide El Salvador: Supreme Court Upholds Sentences for Former Military Officials Over Murder of Dutch Journalists KSC:Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (14 – 20 September 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (24 – 30 August 2026)

Weekly News Recap (24 – 30 August 2026) © Photo by Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) via Flickr International Justice Section Liberia: Court Remands Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor in Narcotics Case ECtHR: Orders Türkiye to Release Osman Kavala and Declares Conviction Null and Void ECtHR: Finds Bulgaria Violated Right to Respect for Home inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (24 – 30 August 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 August 2026)

Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 August 2026) © Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr International Justice Section Russia: Court Sentences Anti-War Politician Lev Shlosberg to 11 Years Germany: Court Convicts Ukrainian Man in Sabotage Plot Syria: Court Sentences Wassim al-Assad to Death for War Crimes Central African Republic: Witness ImplicatesContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 August 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 April 2026)

Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 April 2026) © Photo by U.S. Pacific Fleet via Flickr International Justice Section France: Court Convicts Lafarge of Financing Terrorism in Syria in Landmark Corporate Accountability Ruling Kazakhstan: Court Jails Xinjiang Rights Activists after Chinese Consulate Pressure ECtHR: Finds Hungary Violated Obligation to Prevent Inhuman or Degrading Treatment inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 April 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 March 2026)

Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 March 2026) © Photo by Paul Keller via Flickr International Justice Section ECtHR: Finds Norway Did Not Violate Property Rights in Indigenous Grazing Rights Case Kosovo: Court Orders Pre-Trial Detention of Four Kosovo Serbs in 1998 War Crimes Investigation UK: Supreme Court Rules Spain Cannot Claim State Immunity inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (2 – 8 March 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (26 January – 1 February 2026)

Weekly News Recap (26 January – 1 February 2026) © Photo by Lewin Bormann via Flickr International Justice Section ICC: Pre-Trial Chamber Rules Duterte Fit to Stand Trial ICC: Pre-Trial Chamber Refers Italy’s Non-Compliance in the Libya Situation to the ASP Netherlands: Court Sentences Eritrean Human Trafficker to 20 Years’ Imprisonment ECtHR: Rules Prosecution ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (26 January – 1 February 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (3 – 9 November 2025)

Weekly News Recap (3 – 9 November 2025) © Photo by Christina Xu via Flickr International Justice Section ICJ: Comoros Files Declaration to Intervene in South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel ICC: OTP Warns of Potential War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Sudan’s Darfur Region Amid Ongoing Investigation UK: High Court Approves Use ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (3 – 9 November 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 October 2025)

Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 October 2025) © Photo by International Criminal Court via Flickr International Justice Section US: Court Finds French Bank Liable for Complicity in Sudan Atrocities ICC: Appeals Chamber Denies Defence Request for Further Extension in Yekatom Case ICC: Italy Failed to Comply with Obligation to Arrest and Surrender Elmasry ECtHR:Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 October 2025)”