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Comment on Kenya Asks ICC to Drop Cases by ICC Confirms Charges Against Four of the “Ocampo Six” « Reparations Center for Victims of War Crimes

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:23:33 +0000

[...] turns. Kenya originally supported the investigation, but when government officials were indicted, argued the case should go back to Kenya for investigation and charges. The court decided that the cases should go [...]

Comment on Mbarushimana Confirmation of Charges Hearing Set for July 4 by Mbarushimana Case Dismissed at Confirmation of Charges Hearing « Reparations Center for Victims of War Crimes

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:13:22 +0000

[...] did not establish probable cause to hold Mbarushimana for trial. The case against Mbarushimana, previously detailed here, claimed that he, as the Executive Secretary of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, [...]

Comment on Mbarushimana Arrives in The Hague by Mbarushimana Case Dismissed at Confirmation of Charges Hearing « Reparations Center for Victims of War Crimes

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:12:12 +0000

[...] Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, (FDLR) directed, and had command responsibility for six counts of war crimes and five counts of crimes against humanity. At the time of his arrest, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) detailed the charges this way: [T}he [...]

Comment on Q&A on the Bemba Trial by Vanuatu Ratifies ICC Treaty « Reparations Center for Victims of War Crimes

Vanuatu Ratifies ICC Treaty « Reparations Center for Victims of War Crimes — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:08:47 +0000

[...] court has ongoing prosecutions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Darfur region of Sudan, Ivory Coast, and involving post election violence in Kenya. There [...]

Comment on U.N. Security Council Refers Libya to the ICC by Cape Verde Becomes the 119th Nation to Ratify the ICC Treaty « Reparations Center for Victims of War Crimes

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:32:28 +0000

[...] United Nations Security Council may also refer cases to the ICC, as it has in Darfur, Sudan, and in Libya. The President of Sudan, Omar Al-Bashir has been indicted by the ICC. He was the first head of [...]

Comment on Appeals Chamber Reverses Pre-Trial Chamber in Bashir Warrant Decision. by Kenyatta Testifies at Confirmation of Charges Hearing « Reparations Center for Victims of War Crimes

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:34:00 +0000

[...] to a probable cause hearing. The court is to determine uses escalating standards of proof: “reasonable grounds to believe” at the warrant stage, “substantial grounds to believe” at th…. The court must now determine if there are substantial grounds to believe the accused committed [...]

Comment on ICC Considers case in Kenya by Kenyatta Testifies at Confirmation of Charges Hearing « Reparations Center for Victims of War Crimes

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:33:43 +0000

[...] case has had a bit of a history, first Kenya supported the idea of the ICC taking on the case, suggesting their institutions could not handle it, then arguing that [...]

Comment on Kenya Cases Remain Admissible by dieta

dieta — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:14:19 +0000

..Detailed summary of investigations and prosecutions by the International Criminal Court..Situation .referral .investigation opened. The government of Uganda says it is considering establishing a national tribunal that meets international standards thereby allowing the ICC warrants to be set aside. .In December 2004 the government of the Central African Republic a state party referred to the Prosecutor the situation of crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court committed anywhere on the territory of the Central African Republic since 1 July 2002 the date of entry into force of the Rome Statute. .On 13 April 2006 the Court of Cassation of the Central African Republic investigating charges or murder and rape committed by former President and Congolese Vice-President said that they could not secure the arrest of the suspects despite international arrest warrants and requested the ICC to take responsibility.

Comment on Are Victims Getting Short Shrift at the ICC? by What is Left of the Victims Right to Select Counsel? « Reparations Center for Victims of War Crimes

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:12:49 +0000

[...] is can two lawyers adequately represent the victims in the case? A question previously pondered here. The court in the Bemba case, which has by far the largest number of victims, over 1,600 so [...]

Comment on U.N. Security Council Refers Libya to the ICC by Cherrie Poirier

Cherrie Poirier — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:51:50 +0000

At the end of the day Colonel Gaddafi had Forty years to unify the Libyan Nation behind him but ultimately failed. Now there’s just hoping that the type of regime that is created by the rebel movement does a better job and brings more peace and prosperity to the Libyan people! Cherrie Poirier in Turkey