Tag: International justice
“The creation of an ad hoc criminal tribunal is very important”
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) called on Thursday 28 April for the creation of a “ ad hoc international criminal tribunal “, to judge ” perpetrators…
Three years after the fall of Omar al-Bashir, Sudan on the verge of collapse
It was April 11, 2019, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was deposed by the army, after nearly 30 years in power. The regime was then faced with the biggest challenge in…
Darfur closely scrutinizes the trial of a former Janjawid leader for crimes against humanity
The trial of a former Janjawid leader began this week before the International Criminal Court. Ali Kushayb is on trial there for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in…
pleadings at the ICJ concerning the waters of the Silala
This Monday, April 4, the Bolivian pleadings began before the International Court of Justice in the dispute between Bolivia and Chile concerning the waters of the Silala River shared by…
the ICC examines the role of the Janjaweed
The trial of Ali Mohammed Ali Abd-Al-Rahman is due to begin on April 5 before the International Criminal Court (ICC). The former Janjawid militia leader faces 31 counts of crimes…
former anti-balaka leader Maxime Mokom’s first hearing at the ICC
A former anti-balaka military official, Maxime Mokom, appeared before the judges of the International Criminal Court on Tuesday. Arrested in Chad at the end of February, he was sent to…
Maxime Mokom, leader of an anti-balaka armed group handed over to the ICC
Maxime Mokom was transferred to the International Criminal Court on Monday from Chad where he was arrested at the end of February. This anti-balaka leader is being prosecuted for crimes…
two Hezbollah members found guilty on appeal of Hariri’s murder
On appeal, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) convicted two Hezbollah sympathizers for the attack perpetrated against former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in February 2005, this Thursday, March 10,…
The ICC opens the investigation into the situation in Ukraine since November 2013
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is opening an investigation into crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Ukraine since November 21, 2013. Thirty-nine states have seized the Attorney General,…
a judgment scrutinized throughout the EU
Can the European Union deprive of European funds one of its members who does not respect the rule of law? The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) must…