Guatemala Trials August 5, 2015December 15, 2020 by Sophie Beaudoin Rios Montt Transferred to Psychiatric Hospital to Test Fitness for Retrial …chamber, the first instance court had to change its resolution and order the defendant’s transfer to another psychiatric center, as according to the judges, the national mental hospital’s conditions do…
Guatemala Trials August 3, 2015December 15, 2020 by Sophie Beaudoin Rios Montt’s Transfer to National Psychiatric Hospital Remains in Doubt …appeals court gave one hour for the first instance court to amend its order and send Rios Montt to a different hospital, arguing that conditions at the Federico Mora hospital…
Thomas Lubanga July 30, 2015September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Defense Pleads for Lubanga’s Early Release; Victims’ Lawyers Disagree …that settling far from Bunia negated the risk of Mr. Lubanga’s release causing social instability in his former home town. She also said there was no evidence to suggest that…
July 29, 2015March 15, 2018 by Kelly Matheson Technology for Truth: Ensuring It’s Not Just More Sound and Fury …policies, tools, and people. On the policy front, organizations and individuals are proposing and providing feedback on policy strategies. For instance, on July 8, the International Criminal Court (ICC) released…
July 21, 2015March 15, 2018 by Taegin Reisman Q&A with Dr. Mark Ellis, Executive Director of the International Bar Association (IBA) and author of Sovereignty and Justice: Balancing the Principle of Complementarity between International and Domestic War Crimes Tribunals …instance, how effective were the lawyers for the defense? During an assessment trip to Libya in January 2013, I interviewed the Deputy Minister of Justice and the President of the…
Bosco Ntaganda (Français) July 3, 2015May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi L'ouverture du procès Ntaganda est repoussée au mois de juillet …en état de cet après-midi, les juges de première instance ont repoussé les déclarations liminaires et le témoignage du premier témoin de l’accusation à la suite d’une demande d’ajournement déposée…
Thomas Lubanga June 24, 2015September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi ICC Judges to Consider Reducing Lubanga’s Jail Term …the resocialization and successful resettlement of the sentenced person; and whether the early release of the sentenced person would give rise to significant social instability. Others factors include any significant…
Guatemala Trials June 23, 2015December 15, 2020 by Sophie Beaudoin Guatemala Transitional Justice Update: Rios Montt Challenges July Retrial and Fourth Police Official Arrested for 1991 Political Assassination …judge accepted the introduction of most of the evidence in a case challenging 1980s sexual violence in the Sepur Zarco military installation, marking the last stage before a trial date…
Bosco Ntaganda (Français) June 16, 2015May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi La CPI abandonne l'idée de tenir le procès Ntaganda au Congo; les exposés introductifs sont prévus pour le 7 juillet …aux victimes leurs souffrances et traumatismes, comme l’ont exprimé les représentants légaux des victimes. Bien qu’estimant, à l’instar des juges de première instance, que la conduite du procès à Bunia…
Guatemala Trials June 15, 2015December 15, 2020 by Sophie Beaudoin Parties Present Evidence in Case of Sexual Violence at Sepur Zarco Military Base …hearing on Wednesday, June 10, the prosecution, defense, and civil parties presented an investigative judge their intended evidence against a former commander of a military installation and a local military…
