Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo August 6, 2013September 2, 2020 by Matt Solomon In Recent CAR Coup, Echoes of Past Violence …is authorized to investigate any crimes under the Court’s jurisdiction dating back to 2002. To this end, Bensouda said on April 22 that the situation is “under close scrutiny,” and…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez June 25, 2013September 14, 2020 by Emi MacLean Ixil genocide trial on hold, other charges against Rios Montt continue …until April 2014 – it seems that continued legal proceedings against Rios Montt in the Ixil genocide trial will be in the best of scenarios on hold. However, there have…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui May 28, 2013September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday A Closer Look at Regulation 55 at the ICC …characterizes the facts in the indictment. In those systems, the judges are considered to know the law and be the best able to characterize the facts presented during trial. The…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 16, 2013September 14, 2020 by International Justice Monitor UN Experts' Statement on Guatemala: “Justice, the best guarantee to prevent the recurrence of atrocities” …of people. “Justice is the best guarantee to prevent the recurrence of these crimes,” stressed the UN experts after last Friday’s court ruling that sentenced the former head of State…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 16, 2013September 14, 2020 by Emi MacLean Imminent Constitutional Court Judgments May Affect Guatemalan Genocide Conviction …the best guarantee to prevent the recurrence of these crimes.” Pablo de Grieff, a UN Special Rapporteur joining the statement, called Guatemala’s trial court judgment an “example for many other…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 13, 2013September 14, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt Rios Montt Convicted of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity: The Sentence and Its Aftermath …that time. Security arrangements seemed improvised at best. The press corps contributed to the chaos. Journalists and photographers swarmed around Rios Montt to register his reaction to the verdict. The…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 9, 2013September 14, 2020 by International Justice Monitor International Groups Welcome Progress in Guatemalan Genocide Trial but Criticize Delaying Tactics May 9, 2013 – Nine international human rights and legal groups have welcomed the resumption of the Guatemalan trial of Efraín Ríos Montt, the former military dictator, for genocide and…
International Criminal Court April 30, 2013May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Should the Kenya trials be held in Arusha or The Hague? – Part 2 …to change the venue of the trials. The accused said that they are applying for a change of venue to bring the trials closer home, arguing that it best serves…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui April 25, 2013September 2, 2020 by Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice Judge Van den Wyngaert's concurrence to the Ngudjolo trial judgement …finding that it was the best means of distinguishing between principals and accessories and in ensuring the liability of principals who might be removed from the scene of the crime.[vi]…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez April 22, 2013September 14, 2020 by Emi MacLean Rights Groups Urge Completion of Guatemala Genocide Trial Four international legal and human rights groups are together urging all concerned to ensure that the current trial in Guatemala of former president Efrain Rios Montt on charges of genocide…