Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 March 2024) © Photo by United Nations Photo International Justice Section USA: First Criminal “hush-money” Trial Against Former US President Donald Trump to Commence in April On 25 March 2024, a Manhattan judge set the start date for the first of Donald Trump’s four criminal trials, which will commenceContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 March 2024)”
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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 (9-15 October 2023)
© Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Belgium: Trial of Former Rwandan Officials Accused of War Crimes and Genocide Commences On 9 October 2023, the trial of two former Rwandan officials accused of “war crimes” and “crimes of genocide” commenced in Brussels. SéraphinContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (9-15 October 2023)”
Weekly News Recap (18-24 September 2023)
© Photo by Victor R. Ruiz via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION ICJ: Court Extends Deadline for Filing of Rejoinder of USA in the Case Concerning Alleged Violations of the Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights On 18 September 2023, the International Court of Justice (ICJ)Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (18-24 September 2023)”
Weekly News Recap (6-12 March 2023)
© Photo by Enough Project via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Greece: Egyptian Fisherman Sentenced to 280 Years in Prison for Steering a Refugee Boat On 6 March 2023, adding to the Greek government’s attempts to criminalise irregular migrants and refugees, an Egyptian fisherman was sentenced to 280Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (6-12 March 2023)”
Weekly News Recap (5-11 December 2022)
© Photo by UN Women via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Belgium: Trial of Ten Men Accused of the 2016 Bombing Attack Commenced On 5 December 2022, in the case of two suicide bombings in Brussels in 2016, ten men have gone on trial for participating in theContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (5-11 December 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (21-27 November 2022)
© Photo by Taymaz Valley via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Germany: Prosecutors Demand Conviction of Former Nazi Concentration Camp Secretary On 22 November 2022, in what is described as the country’s last trials over the Holocaust, the German prosecutors sought a two-year suspended sentence for a formerContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (21-27 November 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (14-20 November 2022)
© Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Iran: Court Issued First Death Sentence Against an Anti-Government Protestor On 14 November 2022, in a case linked to the ongoing protests in Iran, the court sentenced a protestor to death and sentContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (14-20 November 2022)”
Weekly News Recap (24-30 October 2022)
© Photo by UNICEF Canada via Flickr INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY SECTION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE SECTION Bosnia: Serb Ex-Policeman Sentenced to 35 Years in Jail for War Crimes On 24 October 2022, the Bosnian state court rejected Predrag Bastah’s appeal and sentenced him to 20 years in prison for the killing of 34Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (24-30 October 2022)”