November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 by Mariana Pena Grave Concerns about the ICC Prosecutor Election and the Urgent Need for Vetting …States parties cannot simply turn a blind eye to allegations. The ASP Presidency, led by three men and aided by their male assistants, may not have the best composition to…
Review of the International Criminal Court November 3, 2020May 6, 2021 by Jânia Saldanha and Fauzi Hassan Choukr A Place for a Brazilian National at the ICC: Seeking Publicity and Transparency …Region, the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the ICC website, and on the website of the Association of Federal Judges. This raises the question of whether the…
Review of the International Criminal Court November 3, 2020May 11, 2021 by Angela Mudukuti and Yassir Al-Khudayri Electing the Next ICC Judges: How did the Advisory Committee on Nominations Fare this Time Around? This year, the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) will elect six new International Criminal Court (ICC) judges. As pointed out in OSJI’s latest briefing paper, electing the best is essential…
Review of the International Criminal Court September 30, 2020May 11, 2021 by Nelson Camilo Sanchez Flying Low to Reach New Heights? Colombia Candidate to the International Criminal Court …or participation. Third, there is the obvious question of how the current Superintendent of Industry and Commerce (Barreto González’ current position) has the profile (and is the best possible candidate)…
Review of the International Criminal Court September 17, 2020May 6, 2021 by Mariana Pena ICC Elections: Civil Society Questionnaires Released …fill them in. Their responses will be posted online in the coming weeks. The questionnaires take forward a tradition put in place in 2003 under the umbrella of the Coalition…
Review of the International Criminal Court September 15, 2020May 6, 2021 by Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Bangladesh Withdraws Problematic ICC Judicial Nominee Following Civil Society Engagement …the ICC specifying Mr. Haque’s disqualifications for the post of an ICC Judge. The Asian Human Rights Commission issued a public statement while other groups and individuals engaged in online…
Review of the International Criminal Court September 15, 2020May 6, 2021 by Nino Jomarjidze Electing the 2020 ICC Judges: challenges related to nomination of Georgian judicial candidate …to the Government of Georgia the best candidate(s) following tests, and then it was up to the Government to nominate the concrete candidate(s) before the Parliament. Concerns with regard to…
Khmer Rouge Trials September 2, 2020September 14, 2020 by James A Goldston Justice Initiative Ends Monitoring of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia …about ongoing developments at the court can be found on the ECCC website and at the Cambodia Tribunal Monitor website, sponsored by Northwestern Law and the Documentation Center of Cambodia….
Bosco Ntaganda August 28, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda Appeals Hearing Rescheduled for October …an online hearing and the challenge of maintaining the confidentiality of the proceedings when parties are pleading from their homes. In the June 5 order postponing the hearing, the Appeals…
Guatemala Trials August 20, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Court Rejects Release Request of Convicted Military Officials in Molina Theissen Case …has established protocols to protect the health of inmates, including special measures to address the coronavirus. He added that the Military Hospital is one of the best hospitals in the…