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Weekly News Recap (27 July – 2 August 2026)

Weekly News Recap (27 July – 2 August 2026) © Photo by Neil Moralee via Flickr International Justice Section South Korea: Court Imposes 18-Month Suspended Sentence on Former President Yoon Suk Yeol for Campaign Disinformation Bangladesh: International Crimes Tribunal Files Charges Against 41 People Over Alleged Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Azerbaijan: Court Sentences NineContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (27 July – 2 August 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 July 2026)

Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 July 2026) © Photo by USAID U.S. Agency for International Development via Flickr International Justice Section ICC: Prosecution Requests Withdrawal of War Crimes Charges Against Abdallah Banda Sudan: Anti-Terrorism Court Sentences RSF Leadership to Death in Absentia US: Advocacy Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Executive Order Targeting ICC-Related Advocacy ICC:Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (13 – 19 July 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (22 – 28 June 2026)

Weekly News Recap (22 – 28 June 2026) © Photo by DFID – UK Department for International Development via Flickr International Justice Section Kenya: High Court Finds Health Minister in Contempt for Defying Quarantine Site Orders Libya: Criminal Court Sentences Former Prison Director to Seven Years for Abuse of Detainees ECOWAS: Court Awards Nigerian JournalistContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (22 – 28 June 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (8 – 14 June 2026)

Weekly News Recap (8 – 14 June 2026) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Italy: Prosecutors Open Investigation into Israeli Minister Over Alleged Abuse of Flotilla Activists ICC: States Parties Suspend Prosecutor Pending Disciplinary Proceedings Tunisia: Court Sentences Journalist Khaoula Boukrim to Four Years’ Imprisonment Under Cybercrime Law Kenya: CriminalContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (8 – 14 June 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (1 – 7 June 2026)

Weekly News Recap (1 – 7 June 2026) © Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr International Justice Section Tunisia: Court Imposes Life Sentence on Ennahda Leader Rached Ghannouchi CAS: Upholds FIFA Sanctions Against Mexican Football Federation Over Homophobic Chants Gabon: Court Rejects Appeal by Opposition Leader and Upholds Detention PCA: RejectsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (1 – 7 June 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 May 2026)

Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 May 2026) © Photo by Aerous via Wikimedia Commons International Justice Section Yemen: Court Sentences 19 to Death for Alleged Collaboration with Saudi-Led Coalition Bahrain: Court Sentences Man to Life Imprisonment for Alleged Links to IRGC and Hezbollah South Korea: Former Defence Minister Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 May 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (16 – 22 March 2026)

Weekly News Recap (16 – 22 March 2026) © Photo by Swiveler via Flickr International Justice Section PCA: Hearings Begin in Rwanda’s Arbitration Proceedings Against UK Over Cancelled Migration Agreement CJEU: Upholds Green Finance Classification for Bioenergy Belgium: Court Accepts Jurisdiction in Climate Case Against TotalEnergies ICJ: Grants Guatemala Permission to Intervene in Belize v.Continue reading “Weekly News Recap (16 – 22 March 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 September 2025)

Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 September 2025) © Photo by Catholic Church England and Wales via Flickr International Justice Section ICJ: Denies Equatorial Guinea’s Request for Provisional Measures Over Paris Property ICC: Judgment in Abd-Al-Rahman Case Scheduled for 6 October 2025 Colombia: JEP Sentences Former FARC Leaders Over Systematic Kidnappings ICC: Final Victim ReparationsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (15 – 21 September 2025)”

Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 March 2024)

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)”

Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 March 2024)

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)”