June 24, 2021June 23, 2021 by International Justice Monitor Podcast Highlights International Justice Monitor …April, we announced the closure of IJ Monitor’s trial monitoring work after 14 years. The content on the IJ Monitor website will remain accessible and serve as a historical archive….
April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 by Taegin Reisman A Look Back as the Justice Initiative’s Trial Monitoring Ends Fourteen years ago, the Open Society Justice Initiative launched its first website dedicated to monitoring grave crimes trials. That website, which followed the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor,…
April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 by Alpha Sesay Bringing the Curtain Down on IJ Monitor: A Look Back at Where We Started …a website dedicated to this purpose. That was the start of the Charles Taylor trial monitoring program. Through daily summaries of proceedings in The Hague, the monitoring website eventually became…
April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 by Tom Maliti The Privilege of Writing Many Firsts …Chelsea football club that Mourinho is best known for managing to the top of the British Premier League. The lawyer did not know this, so he is forgiven. Writing for…
Kenya Cases March 31, 2021May 7, 2021 by International Justice Monitor International Justice Monitor Closing its Kenya Trial Monitoring …the website for future reference, along with our extensive background information on key actors and timeline. The ICC is currently still investigating offenses committed against the administration of justice in…
Review March 18, 2021May 6, 2021 by Eric Witte IER Blog Series: In Search of Staffing Flexibility and Positive Working Conditions at the ICC …ICC attract and retain the right staff and get the best performance from them? The Justice Initiative made submissions to the IER on these questions, informed by expert research and…
Bosco Ntaganda March 4, 2021April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Experts and Lawyers Propose Collective Reparations and Cash Awards to Ntaganda Victims …compensation for education, to buy a plot of land, to build a house, or to rebuild the family house destroyed during the attacks in 2003. During the Registry’s consultations, some…
Review February 25, 2021May 6, 2021 by Mariana Pena IER Blog Series: The ICC’s Engagement with Local Communities …the International Criminal Court (ICC) put an outreach program in place early on. According to the court’s website, “people most affected by the crimes have the right to understand, to…
Review of the International Criminal Court January 15, 2021May 11, 2021 by Mariana Pena ICC Judicial Elections Reform: Some Progress but Still a Long Way to Go …creative ways to promote their candidates, ranging from online meeting requests to Twitter campaigns and having candidates featured extensively in virtual events. In some cases, those candidates who campaigned most…
Guatemala Trials December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada The Future of War Crimes Prosecutions in Guatemala Editorial note: The Open Society Justice Initiative is ending its monitoring of grave crimes trials in Guatemala through its International Justice Monitor website. This is the final post. The Justice…