Vol. 6, Issue 9 — August 1, 2011
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
Central African Republic & Uganda
- BembaTrial.org: Can Bemba Run for Congolese President from his ICC Jail?
- News24: UN Slams LRA Violence in Central Africa
- BembaTrial.org: Bemba Fronted for Congolese Presidency in November Polls
- allAfrica.com: Uganda: Army Officers to Face Trial
- The Daily Monitor: Kwoyelo Case Forwarded for Interpretation
- Sudan Tribune: UN Report Incriminates Sudan Army’s Acts in South Kordofan, Calls for ICC Probe
- ICC Press Release: ICC Reaches out to the Sudanese Diaspora in Dublin, Ireland
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- KatangaTrial.org: Witness: There Was Only One “Real” Child Soldier in Aveba
- LubangaTrial.org: Request for Observations on Offenses Against the Administration of Justice in Lubanga Case
- KatangaTrial.org: Detained Defense Witnesses in Katanga-Ngudjolo Case Seek Asylum
- The Telegraph: Libyan Officials Sought Guarantees Gaddafi Would Not Be Pursued for War Crimes
- The Guardian: Gaddafi Can’t Be Left in Libya, Says International Criminal Court
- Al Arabiya News: ICC Prosecutor Says Libya Obligated to Arrest Qaddafi
AFRICA
EUROPE
European Court of Human Rights
Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber
- Balkan Investigative Reporting Network: Local Justice – Hakalovic: Trial Postponed
- Balkan Investigative Reporting Network: Karadzic: Protection of the Serb people
- Balkan Investigative Reporting Network: Defense Counsel Assigned to Ratko Mladic
- Balkan Investigative Reporting Network: Entering of Goran Hadzic’s Plea Postponed
- Balkan Investigative Reporting Network: Decision on Bozidar Vucurevic’s Extradition Still Pending
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: Appeals Chamber Affirms Florence Hartmann’s Contempt Conviction
- International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: Goran Hadzic in Tribunal’s Custody
- Institute for War & Peace Reporting: Court Told What Tolomir Knew of Srebrenica
- Institute for War & Peace Reporting: Karadzic’s Wartime Authority Assessed
- Institute for War & Peace Reporting: Hadzic Refuses to Enter Plea
MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
- VOA Khmer: CPP Chief Calls Next Tribunal Enough for ‘Justice’
- Phnom Penh Post: Hamill’s Lawyers on Warpath
- VOA Khmer: Tribunal Judge Sees At Least Two Years of Trials Ahead
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: El Sayed Appeal
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: The President of the Tripoli Bar Association Visits the Special Tribunal for Lebanon
- Daily Star: Tribunal Financially Sound
- Daily Star: Lawyers Urge World to Stand Behind Tribunal
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Pre-Trial Judge Lifts Confidentiality from Parts of the Indictment
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Salim Janil Ayyash
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Hussein Hassan Oneissi
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Mustafa Amine Badreddine
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Assad Hassan Sabra
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Prosecutor Bellemare Takes Measures to Facilitate Arrest of Accused
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
TOPICS
- BBC: Mumbai Blasts: Probe Into ‘Suspect’ Death
- The Washington Post: Nigeria: 5 Cops Plead Not Guilty to Killing Sect Leader, Committing Terrorist Act
- The Washington Post: Greek Court Jails 6 for Terrorism Over Militant Anarchist Group’s Bombings
- Jakarta Globe: Bali Bombing Suspect Patek to Be Sent Home for Trial
- Time: France’s Counter-Terrorism Ace Finds Himself Under Scrutiny
- BBC: Amnesty: Saudi Terror Law ‘Would Strangle Protest’
- Los Angeles Times: Insanity Defense Might be Used for Norway Attacks Suspect
REPORTS
COMMENTARY AND PERSPECTIVES
- JURIST: The Mumbai Bombings and the Law of US-Pakistan Relations
- The Japan Times: Again, Justice for Cambodia
- International Justice Tribune : Prosecuting ‘Genocidaires’ in Arusha
- Truthout: Former Guantanamo Chief Prosecutor: David Hicks’ War Crimes Charge Was a “Favor” for Australia
- American Society of International Law: African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Response to the Situation in Libya
- The Daily Star: MP Aoun: STL Issues Should Be Brought to U.N
- Huffington Post: The Prosecutor v. Muammar Gaddafi and a Step Closer to Justice
- Voice of America: Ivorian President Says Justice Will Be Applied Equally
- International Business Times: Gaddafi, NATO Forces and the ICC: What About International Justice
WORTH READING
- SSRN: Explaining State Commitment to the International Criminal Court; Strong Enforcement Mechanisms as a Credible Threat
- SSRN: The Policy Requirement in Crimes Against Humanity: Lessons from and for the Case of Kenya
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