International Criminal Court
Central African Republic & Uganda
- Bemba Trial: Bemba Judges Suspend Submission Deadlines as Court Goes into Recess
- All Africa: War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Bangui
Darfur, Sudan
- All Africa: South Sudan: International Criminal Court Prosecutor Tells Security Council Violence in Darfur
- Bernama: Sudan’s Envoy To UN Says ICC Playing Role of “Proxy Enemy” of Khartoum
Democratic Republic of Congo
- ICC Press Release: The External Independent Review Submits Its Report on Alleged Sexual Abuses in DRC
- United Press International: ICC Former Staff Member Suspected in Sexual Assault in Congo
- All Africa: Congo-Kinshasa: ICC Staff Dismissed Over DRC Sexual Abuses
Kenya
- Capital News: Bensouda Loses Appeal to Amend Ruto, Sang Charges
- All Africa: Kenya: ICC Allows Changes in Ruto Case
- All Africa: Kenya: Do New ICC Rules Sideline Victims?
- Standard Digital News: Kenya: DP William Ruto Requests Excusal from Attending International Criminal Court Trial
- All Africa: Kenya: January 13 Date for Barasa Suit
- The New York Times: Prosecutor Seeks Delay in Proceedings for a Kenyan
- All Africa: Kenya: Matsanga Tells Bensouda to Drop Kenyan Cases
- News 24: ICC: Not Enough Evidence for Kenyatta Trial
- Standard Digital News: Retired Major-General Hussein Ali Says ICC Case Against President Uhuru Will Collapse
- Standard Digital News: Bensouda Says President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Case Will Still Be Heard
- All Africa: Mungki Witness Reveals Why He Quit Uhuru Case
- All Africa: Kenya: Drop the Kenyan Cases, Duale Asks Bensouda
- Standard Digital News: AG: Kenya Won’t Disclose Uhuru’s Assets to ICC
- All Africa: Kenya: Church Leaders Tell ICC to Acquit Uhuru
- Standard Digital News: CORD Leaders Want Ruto’s Case Withdrawn
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- All Africa: Gbagbo Case – The ICC Appeals Chamber Confirms the Decision Adjourning the Hearing on the Confirmation of Charges
- Associated Press: ICC Judges Uphold Decision to Demand More Evidence Against Former Ivory Coast President Gbagbo
Africa
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
- Business-standard.com: Rwandan Ex-mayor Handed 25 Years for Genocide
- All Africa: 2014 Will Be Key for French Justice on the Rwandan Genocide
- All Africa: Nine Genocide Suspects Still at Large as ICTR Prepares to Close
Chad
Europe
Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber
- Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina: First-instance Verdict Handed Down in the Reopened Proceedings for the Accused Goran and Zoran Damjanović
- Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina: Public Session in the Case v. Zrinko Pinčić
- Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina: Appeals Verdict to be Handed Down in the Case v. Nisvet Gasal et al.
- Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina: Plea Hearing in the Case v. Indira Kamerić
- Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina: Appeals Verdict to be Handed Down in the Case v. Marko Adamović et al.
- Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina: Trial Verdict in the Case v. Dražen Mikulić Partially Revoked
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Defense Says Witness Not Qualified to Speak on Mladic Role
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Karadzic Defence Witness “Knew Nothing” About Srebrenica
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Mladic Subpoenaed as Karadzic Defence Witness
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Seselj Trial to Continue
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Karadzic Witness Regrets that “Horrific Crimes” Happened
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Hadzic Seeks Acquittal Before Defence Case
Domestic Prosecutions in the Former Yugoslavia
- Balkan Insight: Bosnian Serb Military Policeman Acquitted of School Jail Crimes
- Balkan Insight: Three Bosniaks Jailed Over Bugojno Detention Camp
- Balkan Insight: Belgrade Sends Bosnian Serbs for Retrial
- Balkan Insight: Two Bosnian Serbs Jailed for Kljuc War Crimes
Middle East and Asia
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
- The Cambodia Daily: Prosecutors Say More Charges Could Be Heard in Less Time
- VOA Khmer: Prosecutors Seek Wide Scope in Impending Tribunal Case
- Phnom Penh Post: Push Made for 2nd Trial to End Case 002
- The Phnom Penh Post: Lawyers Appointed for Case 004 Defendants
- VOA Khmer: Prosecutors Issue List of Potential Witnesses to Tribunal
- VOA Khmer: Prosecutors Issue List of Potential Witnesses to Tribunal
Syria
Special Tribunal for Lebanon
- The Daily Star: STL Prosecution Disavows Allegations Against Hasan
- Naharnet: STL President Again Urges Merhi to Appear Before Court, Appoint Lawyer
- Naharnet: Amelie Zinzius Sworn in as New STL Deputy Registrar
- The Daily Star: Charbel Sees Security Threats Ahead of STL’s Upcoming Trials
- Naharnet: STL Prosecutor Office: Circumstantial Evidence is ‘Enough’ to Start ‘Transparent’ Trial
- The Daily Star: STL Judges Order Trial in Absentia for Fifth Hezbollah Suspect
- The Daily Star: STL Prosecutor Seeks to Try Merhi with Other Hezbollah Suspects
- The Daily Star: Mikati, Safadi Trade Blame over STL Funding Delay
- The Daily Star: Lebanon Audit Bureau Approves STL Funding
- The Daily Star: Hezbollah Denied STL Access to Southern Suburbs
- Naharnet: STL Defense Office Appoints Lead Counsel for Hassan Merhi
Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal
- The Business Standard: Bangladesh Tribunal to Decide on Another War Criminal
- Dhaka Tribune: Protect ICT Witnesses, Urges HRW
War Crimes Investigation in Burma
- Asian Human Rights Commission: BURMA: Land Grabbing Not “in accordance with law”
- Radio Free Asia: Ngoing Arrests ‘Discredit’ Myanmar Pledge to Release All Political Prisoners
North and South America
United States
- The Washington Post: No Names Added to Blacklist of Russian Officials
- The Washington Post: Islamic Charity Officials Gave Millions to Al-Qaeda, U.S. Says
- The Washington Post: Marines in Position to Aid in Possible S. Sudan Evacuation
- National Journal: Obama, Congress Bring Guantanamo Bay Prison Closer to Closed
- The Washington Post: Kidnapped American Asks U.S. to Negotiate with Al-Qaeda for His Release
South & Central America
Brazil
Chile
Columbia
- Colombia Reports: Colombia Military Allowed Transitional Justice in Event of Peace with FARC: Santos
- BBC: Washington Post Says CIA Helped Colombia Kill FARC Leaders
Honduras
Topics
Terrorism
- The Augusta Chronicle: Terrorism Suspect Arrested in Augusta Gets 15 Years in Prison
- The Washington Post: Egypt’s Military-Backed Government Declares Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Organization
- Al Jazeera: Jordan Cleric Qatada Rejects Terrorism Charge
Piracy
- NPR: Pirates Seize Captain, Engineer From Vessel off Nigeria
- Platts: Pirates Strike 6 Tankers in Southeast Asia Waters in Less Than 2 Weeks: IMB
- The Maritime Executive: EU to Lead International Counter-Piracy Efforts in 2014
Gender-Based Violence
- The Times of India: Rape Survivors Seek Transfer of Cases
- All Africa: Nigeria: Women Seek UN Protection over Gender-Based Violence
Reports
UN Reports
- USA Today: UN: Evidence Shows Assad Role in Syria War Crimes
- Thomas Reuters Foundation: Bosnia Court Won’t Detain Convicted War Criminals Before New Trials
- UN News Centre: Security Council Hear Criticism Over ‘Inaction and Paralysis’ in Darfur Crisis
NGO Reports
Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Commentary and Perspectives
- Just Security: Counting Universal Jurisdiction States: What’s Wrong with Amnesty International’s Numbers
- Opinio Juris: Is Amnesty Overcounting the Number of Universal Jurisdiction States?
- Just Security: Amnesty International’s Survey on Universal Jurisdiction: A Reply to Kevin Jon Heller
- Opinio Juris: My Surreply to Ryan Goodman About Universal Jurisdiction
- Communis Hostis Omnium: Negotiator, Not a Pirate, Hung Jury on Hostage Taking Charges
- Opinio Juris: The Final Nail in the ICTY’s Coffin
- Just Security: The Parallels Between South African and U.S. Law on Universal Jurisdiction
- Communis Hostis Omnium: Specialized Chambers to Prosecute Kingpins – Long Promised
- Opinio Juris: Guest Post: Kontorovich on Missing Judges as a Design Choice
- Justice in Conflict: What a Mess: ICC Prosecutor Seeks Delay in Kenyatta Trial
- Opinio Juris: New Essay on the Legal Recharacterization of Facts at the ICC
Worth Reading
- Harvard International Law Journal Online: The United States, Syria, and the International Criminal Court: Implications of the Rome Statute’s Aggression Amendment
- Complexity and Efficiency at International Criminal Courts
- San Diego International Law Journal: An Analysis of the Legal Status of CIA Officers Involved in Drone Strikes
