Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui February 18, 2011September 2, 2020 by Taegin Reisman Welcome! Starting on February 21, 2011, we will be updating you biweekly on the trial of Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, who are charged with allegedly committing war crimes and…
Charles Taylor February 10, 2011March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay Judges Order Taylor's Defense Lawyer To Appear In Court on Friday …that it was not in his client’s best interest for him to take part in the closing arguments. On Monday, the judges had rejected the defense final trial brief because…
Charles Taylor February 8, 2011March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay As Closing Arguments Commence, Charles Taylor's Lawyer Storms Out of Court …when the court began proceedings this morning, Mr. Griffiths informed the judges that because they had refused to accept the defense final trial brief, it was not in the best…
Charles Taylor February 7, 2011March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay Lawyers Get Their Final Say at the Charles Taylor Trial In tailored suits and with gold cufflinks matching his gold-rimmed glasses, Charles Taylor has spent much of the past three years sitting largely impassively in a courtroom in The Hague,…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo January 24, 2011September 2, 2020 by Lisa Clifford BEMBA TRIAL HINGES ON COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY …and Japanese officials were also charged under the doctrine. One of the best known cases was the trial of Tomoyuki Yamashita, a Japanese general convicted of commanding troops responsible for…
Charles Taylor January 13, 2011March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay Defense Lawyers Seek Investigations into United States Government Cables Released By WikiLeaks …as saying in the cable that “the best we can do for Liberia is to see to it that Taylor is put away for a long time and we cannot…
Charles Taylor January 3, 2011March 5, 2014 by U.C. Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center Charles Taylor Monthly Trial Report: October-November 2010 Dear readers – please find below a summary of the Taylor trial for the months of October and November 2010 written by Jennifer Easterday and Eline Houwen at the UC…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo December 15, 2010September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi PROSECUTION’S OPENING STATEMENT IN BEMBA TRIAL …has been discussed all over the world since ancient times. It was referred to in the famous Sun Tzu Chinese army manual dating back 500 years before Christ. It was…
Charles Taylor December 1, 2010March 5, 2014 by U.C. Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center Charles Taylor Monthly Trial Report: August-September 2010 …Witness explained that he had answered the questions to the best of his knowledge. b. Joining the NPFL and Child Soldiers According to the Witness, Nimbadians, including himself, joined the…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo November 29, 2010September 2, 2020 by Sisonke Msimang What the Bemba Trial Means to Victims …responds lacks irony. I look at her, and she continues. “And always, we tell them about the ICC. That is the best part of the training we give them.” Now…