© Photo by Hikaru Kazushime via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICJ: South Africa Files Genocide Charges Against Israel On 2 January 2024, South Africa has filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Israel of committing genocide through its military campaign in Gaza. The caseContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (1-7 January 2024)”
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Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 December 2023)
© Photo by Carl Waldmeier via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: Dominic Ongwen Transferred to Norwegian Prison On 18 December 2023, Dominic Ongwen was transferred to a prison in Norway to serve his 25-year sentence for crimes against humanity and war crimes, as ruled by Trial ChamberContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 December 2023)”
Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 December 2023)
© Photo by Linh Do via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Australia: Supreme Court Reinvestigates the Croatian Six Case On 11 December 2023, a judicial inquiry in New South Wales (NSW) Supreme Court was re-examining the evidence more than 40 years after six Croatian-Australian men were convicted in oneContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 December 2023)”
Weekly News Recap (4-10 December 2023)
© Photo by Kalu Institute via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: Trial Chamber X to Deliver Trial Judgment in Al Hassan Case in January 2024 On 6 December 2023, Trial Chamber X of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced it would deliver judgment in the case ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (4-10 December 2023)”
Weekly News Recap (20-26 November 2023)
© Photo by UNMISS via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Italy: Mafia Trial Results in Conviction and Sentencing of More than 200 Individuals On 20 November 2023, Italy’s largest mafia trial in nearly thirty years resulted in the conviction and sentencing of more than 200 individuals, primarily members ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (20-26 November 2023)”
Weekly News Recap (6-12 November 2023)
© Photo by Rod Waddington via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION France: Former Congolese Warlord Roger Lumbala Set for Trial Over Crimes Against Humanity On 6 November 2023, former Congolese warlord Roger Lumbala Tshitenga was indicted by three French investigative judges for alleged complicity in and conspiracy toContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (6-12 November 2023)”
Weekly News Recap (30 October-5 November 2023)
© Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION USA: Man Arrested for Mass Shooting in Florida On 30 October 2023, police in Florida arrested Tyrell Stephen Phillips, 22, and charged them with second-degree murder with a firearm in connection with a mass shooting thatContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (30 October-5 November 2023)”
Weekly News Recap (23-29 October 2023)
© Photo by Alisdare Hicksonvia Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: Appeals Chamber to Hold a Hearing Regarding Resumption of Investigations in Venezuela On 23 October 2023, the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Appeals Chamber announced its plan to hold a hearing on 7-8 November 2023 regarding the appealContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (23-29 October 2023)”
Weekly News Recap (2-8 October 2023)
© Photo by Julien Harneis via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ECtHR: Court Ruled on Excessive Use of Force Involving Pepper Spray Against Prisoner On 3 October 2023, the Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), in the case of El-Asmar v. Denmark, ruled that thereContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (2-8 October 2023)”
Weekly News Recap (25 September-1 October 2023)
© Photo by UNICEF Canada via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Montenegro: Police Arrested a Former Member of the Serbian Armed Forces Suspected of War Crimes Committed During Kosovo War On 25 September 2023, media outlets reported that Montenegrin Police arrested a Serbian citizen under suspicion that heContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (25 September-1 October 2023)”