© Photo by Mirek Pruchnicki via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: New Deputy Prosecutors Sworn In ICJ: Russia Absent During the Genocide Convention Case Hearing Libya: Residents of Derna Detained After Prison Escape Venezuela: Two U.S. Citizens Freed and Returned to the U.S. ECtHR: Urgent Interim Measure in the Case of the Russian Daily NewspaperContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (7-13 March 2022)”
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Examining the Russian Attack Against Ukraine Through the Lens of International Law
The Russian assault against Ukraine is not only a manifest violation of the prohibition on the use of force, a cornerstone of the international legal order set up in the aftermath of World War II, but also a flagrant crime against peace that facilitates the commission of other international crimes, such as the perpetration of war crimes.
Weekly News Recap (21-27 February 2022)
© Photo by Joe Flood via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ECtHR: Update on Interim Decisions Concerning the Situation on the Border with Belarus ICJ: Case Against Myanmar Concerning Rohingya Genocide Begins ICC: Trial in the Said Case is Set to Commence on 26 September 2022 Kazakhstan: Failure to Investigate January Violence Against Protestors Sparks ConcernContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (21-27 February 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (14-20 February 2022)
© Photo by 7th Army Training Command’s photostream via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICC: Preliminary Examination of Situation in Bolivia Complete ICC: Trial Against Kenyan Lawyer Paul Gicheru Commences France: Investigation of Plane Crash Incident that Led to the 1994 Rwandan Genocide Officially Closed Netherlands: Abdul Razzaq Rafief on Trial for Alleged War Crimes CommittedContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (14-20 February 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (7-13 February 2022)
© Photo by andresAzp via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION IRMCT: Acquitted and Released ICTR Accused Transferred Back to Arusha Venezuela: Two Officers Sentenced to 30 Years Over In-Custody Death ICC: Trial Chamber Hears The Opening Statements by the Legal Representative of Victims in Timbuktu Case ECtHR: Interim Measures in the Case of Polish Supreme CourtContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (7-13 February 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (31 January-6 February 2022)
© Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Bosnia: Veljko Papic’s Forced Labour Conviction Overturned Norway: Anders Breivik’s Parole Request Rejected by the Court ECtHR: Time Limit for Individual Applications Reduced to 4 Months from the Date of the Final Decision Israel: Army Takes Actions Against Officers Responsible for the Death ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (31 January-6 February 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (24-30 January 2022)
© Photo by Axel Fassio/CIFOR via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Bosnia: Ex-Police Chief Malko Koroman Acquitted by Bosnian State Court Guatemala: Five Former Paramilitary Soldiers Charged with Crimes Against Humanity for the Rape of Indigenous Women Bosnia: State Court Confirms Indictment of Wartime Unit Commander Germany: Woman on Trial for Committing Alleged Crimes against HumanityContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (24-30 January 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (17-23 January 2022)
©Photo by Omar Chatriwala INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ECtHR: A Violation of Freedom of Expression in a Case Concerning a Conviction for Spitting on Portrait of President Putin ICC: NGOs File Motion with ICC Regarding the Role of Maltese Officials in Alleged War Crimes ECtHR: A Violation of Right to a Fair Trial and Right toContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (17-23 January 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (10-16 January 2022)
©Photo by Swiveler via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi Sentenced to Four Year’ Imprisonment Azerbaijan: Two Armenians Under Trial on Terrorism Charges Sri Lanka: Former Prison Commissioner Sentenced to Death for Killing 27 Inmates Lithuania: Lawsuit Accusing Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev for War Crimes Filed Germany: Former Syrian Colonel Sentenced toContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (10-16 January 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (3-9 January 2022)
©Photo by DFID – UK Department for International Development’s photostream via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Bosnia: Former General of Bosnian Serb Army Charged for Attack on Srebrenica Turkey: Uighur Muslims Accuse Chinese Officials of Committing Genocide and Crimes against Humanity Sweden: Woman Charged for Allowing Son to Fight as a Child Soldier for ISIS UK:Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (3-9 January 2022)”