Volume 5, Issue 23 – February 14, 2011
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
Central African Republic & Uganda
* Open Society Justice Initiative: Witness Became Soldiers’ Cook
after They Gang Raped
her<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#car1>
* Reuters: Bemba’s CAR Visit Allegedly Led to a Drop in
Crimes<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#car2>
* Open Society Justice Initiative: Bemba’s Soldiers Spoke Central
African Language<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#car3>
* Open Society Justice Initiative: Witness Denies Bozie’s Minister
Coached Rape Survivors<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#car4>
* Open Society Justice Initiative: Central African Republic:
Witnesses Speak of MLC
Plunder<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#car5>
* Open Society Justice Initiative: Witness Blames Bemba’s Militia
for Bangui Killings<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#car6>
Darfur, Sudan
* Sudan Tribune: Wikileaks: AU Chief Privately Critical of Sudan’s
Inaction on Darfur
Justice<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#dar1>
* Sudan Tribune: U.S. Denies Reports on Agreeing to Deferring
Bashir’s Warrant<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#dar2>
Democratic Republic of the Congo (ICC)
* ICC: Outreach Unit Continues Support for Lectures on the
International Criminal Court in Universities in North and South Kivu,
Democratic Republic of the
Congo<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#drc1>
* LubangaTrial.org: Chamber Clarifies Disclosure
Rule<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#drc2>
Kenya
* BBC News: African Union Backs Kenya Call to Delay ICC
Case<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#ky1>
* The Standard: ICC Rejects Plea by Kenya Security
Chiefs<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#ky2>
* Capital News: Kenya Now to Lobby Security Council on
ICC<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#ky3>
* Capital News: ICC Judges Reject Ruto, Ali
Pleas<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#ky4>
AFRICA
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
* Hirondelle News Agency: Ngirumpatse Claims He had no Control
Over Interahamwe
Militias<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#rw1>
* Hirondelle News Agency: Nizeyimana Formed Military Police Unit
for Committing Genocide<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#rw2>
* Hirondelle News Agency: Defence Case of MRND Boss Adjourned to
February 15<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#rw3>
* Hirondelle News Agency: Nizeyimana Bought Beers to Soldiers
After Rwandan Queen was
Killed<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#rw4>
* Hirondelle News Agency: Ngirabatware Challenges Dismissal of
Request for Disqualification<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#rw5>
* Hirondelle News Agency: Appeals Judgment for Former Kigali
Governor Expected in
April<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#rw6>
* Hirondelle News Agency: Karegeya Accused of Helping Kabuga’s
Children<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#rw7>
Special Court for Sierra Leone
* CharlesTaylorTrial.org: Lawyers Get Their Final Say at the
Charles Taylor Trial<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#sl1>
* NewsObserver.com: Charles Taylor’s Boycotts End of War Crimes
Trial<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#sl2>
* CharlesTaylorTrial.org: Judges Order Taylor’s Defense Lawyer to
Appear in Court on
Friday<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#sl3>
* CharlesTaylorTrial.org: Prosecutors Ask For Investigation; Say
Defense Investigator Attempted To Bribe Prosecution Witnesses To
Change Their Evidence<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#sl4>
* CharlesTaylorTrial.org: Defense Lawyers to Appeal Decision to
Reject Final Trial
Brief<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#sl5>
EUROPE
Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber
* B92: Purda Extradition Hearing in
Sarajevo<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#bih1>
* State Court of BiH: Saša Baričanin Ordered into
Custody<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#bih2>
* State Court of BiH: Pavle Gajić Pleaded Not
Guilty<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#bih3>
* BIRN Justice Report: Djukic: Request for New Trial
Rejected<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#bih4>
* BIRN Justice Report: Kornjaca: Responsibility for Persecution,
Murder and Torture<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#bih5>
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
* Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Karadzic Requests Trial
Suspension<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#yug1>
* Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Forensic Expert Describes
Mass Graves<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#yug2>
* Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Survivor Recounts Trnova
Killings<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#yug3>
* Institute for War and Peace Reporting: UN Hostage Speaks of
Execution Fears<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#yug4>
Domestic Prosecutions In The Former Yugoslavia
* Bloomberg: Serbian Police Search Home of Fugitive Mladic’s
Son<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#ser1>
* Bloomberg: Srebrenica War Crimes Suspect Held in France, Faces
Extradition<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#ser2>
* ABC News: Nazi Officer Dies a Month Before
Trial<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#ser3>
* BIRN Justice Report: Local Justice: Establishing a Central
Register of Missing
Persons<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#ser4>
* Expatica France: Croatia Seeks Extradition of War Crimes Suspect
From France<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#ser5>
* BIRN Justice Report: Local Justice – Trifkovic and Milinkovic:
20 Years in Prison<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#ser6>
* BIRN Justice Report: Local Justice: Intensive Work on War-Crimes
Cases<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#ser7>
MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
* BBC News: Senior Khmer Rouge Leaders Appear in Cambodian
Court<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#cam1>
* The Phnom Penh Post: Cambodian KRT Judge at Work on New
Cases<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#cam2>
* The Phnom Penh Post: Prosecutors Submit Outline for Case
002<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#cam3>
* The Phnom Penh Post: Judges Give KRT
Update<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#cam4>
Special Tribunal for Lebanon
* Naharnet: EU Expected to Announce Readiness to Fund
Tribunal<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#leb1>
* Naharnet: Bellemare to Fransen: Lebanese Law Applicable in
Defining Crimes, STL to Resort to Int’l Law Only if
Necessary<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#leb2>
* Naharnet: Francois Roux: Indictment Will See Light in a Few
Weeks<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#leb3>
* iloubnan.info: STL President Requests Replacement of Judge Bert
Swart<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#leb4>
* Daily Star: Special Tribunal to Address Possible Procedural
Anomalies: Court will Decide on Issues Raised by Fransen to Ensure Law
Consistently Applied<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#leb5>
* iloubnan.info: Hariri Court Holds Hearing on Terror
Charges<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#leb6>
* Naharnet: Fransen Asks Bellemare to Clarify Reasons Why Some
Documents Mustn’t Be Disclosed to
Sayyed<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#leb7>
* Naharnet: Ahmed Hariri: Miqati Became PM after Promising to
Torpedo Agreement with
Tribunal<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#leb8>
* Daily Lebanon: Italian Ambassador Pledges Continued
Peacekeeping, Developmental Assistance: Morabito Says has Received
Assurance that Mikati Cabinet Will Uphold Resolution
1701<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#leb9>
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
United States
* Reuters: “Jihad Jane” Pleads Guilty in U.S. Terrorism
Case<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#usa1>
* Associated Press: Afghan Detainee Dies after Exercise at
Guantanamo<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#usa2>
* Associated Press: Lawsuit on Hamas Slayings Lingers in Court in
RI<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#usa3>
* Associated Press: Prison Time Cut for Al-Qaida Cook at
Guantanamo<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#usa4>
TOPICS
Terrorism
* BBC: Moscow Airport Bomb: Deaths Climb to
36<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#ter1>
* Telegraph Co Uk: British Airways Worker Planned Terrorist Attack
on US-bound Plane, Court
Hears<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#ter2>
* The Associated Press : Canadian Terror Suspect Denied
Bail<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#ter3>
* AFP : US Man Pleads Guilty to ‘Jihad’
Charges<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#ter4>
Piracy
* Associated Press: South Korea to Prosecute Five Somalis on
Charges of Piracy<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#pir1>
* Daily Nation: EU Admits Challenges in Sea Piracy
Fight<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#pir2>
* Reuters: U.N. Maritime Body Launches Anti-Piracy
Drive<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#pir3>
* AFP: Malaysia Extends Detention of Somali
Pirates<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#pir4>
Universal Jurisdiction
* Harper’s Magazine: Bush Cancels Trip to
Switzerland<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#uj1>
* Reuters: Face of Israel’s Armed Forces Visited UK
Incognito<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#uj2>
REPORTS
NGO Reports
* Human Rights Watch: US: Geneva Case Against Bush Shows Need to
Prosecute Torture<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#ngo1>
UN Reports
* Reuters Africa: U.N. Offers to Help Haiti Prosecute Duvalier
Crimes<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#un1>
* UN News Centre: Secretary-General Sets Out Broad Agenda For
Strengthening Human
Protection<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#un2>
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSIONS
General
* Kenya
* KBC News: TJRC to Begin Countrywide Hearings
<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#gen1>
* Daily Nation : Tribunal Meets Kiplagat on
Monday<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#gen2>
* The Standard: TJRC Pledges to Push On Despite
Criticism<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#gen3>
* Thailand
* Bangkok Post: TRC Steps Up Protest Deaths Investigation:
Slain Nurse’s Mother to Testify Tomorrow
<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#gen4>
* Nigeria
* The Osun Defender: Osun Sets Up Truth and Reconciliation
Commission<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#gen5>
Worth Reading
Worth Reading
* Leiden Journal of International Law: Unraveling the Confusion
Concerning Successor Superior Responsibility in the ICTY
Jurisprudence<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#wr1>
* International Criminal Law Review: Questioning Hierarchies of
Harm: Women, Forced Migration, and International Criminal
Law<http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/warcrimeswatch/archives/wcpw_vol05issue23.html#wr2>
—
The War Crimes Prosecution Watch’s parent institution, the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, is please to announce the creation of a new LLM program in International Criminal Law. The program’s website can be found here<http://law.case.edu/International-Criminal-Law-LLM>. For more information, please read the attached message from the program’s director and WCPW founder Prof. Michael Scharf.
