April 21, 2015March 15, 2018 by Dr. Patrick Kroker Satellite Imagery as Evidence for International Crimes …specific fact in issue can be proven on the basis of satellite imagery analyses alone. In many instances corroborative evidence is needed, which is often integrated into the analysis. The…
Guatemala Trials April 13, 2015December 15, 2020 by Sophie Beaudoin A New Judge is Appointed to Hear Genocide Trial as Final Decision Around CICIG’s Mandate Approaches …as the Instancia or ICSJ) established by Pérez Molina to issue recommendations is due to issue its report this week. The committee consists of four state justice sector actors: the…
Bosco Ntaganda (Français) April 3, 2015May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Les avocats de M. Ntaganda s'opposent à la modification de son mode de responsabilité …juges de la chambre préliminaire. Il a indiqué que pour que les juges de première instance émettent un avis sur une possible requalification des faits à cette phase de la…
Guatemala Trials March 23, 2015December 15, 2020 by Sophie Beaudoin Guatemala Transitional Justice Update: Judges Continue to Challenge Threats to Judicial Independence …one instance, Garcia Gudiel referred to the judges as “puppets” and “delinquents.” He insulted Presiding Judge Yassmin Barrios, declaring that he “gets nauseous just seeing her.” Garcia Gudiel asserted that…
Bosco Ntaganda (Français) March 20, 2015May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Les défis pour tenir le procès Ntaganda au Congo …Cour, à la disponibilité d’un centre de détention approprié et sécurisé pour l’accusé, à une absence d’installations adéquates pour la Cour et à une insuffisance de logements pour les juges…
Bosco Ntaganda (Français) March 17, 2015May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Le procureur de la CPI souhaite modifier le mode de responsabilité du procès Ntaganda …partie ou était la conséquence d’un plan commun avec une ou plusieurs personnes. En conséquence, il serait possible que la chambre de première instance envisage et établisse un mode de…
Bosco Ntaganda March 17, 2015April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi ICC Prosecutor Seeks to Amend Ntaganda’s Mode of Liability …plan; or his intention and awareness of the consequences of the common plan. “Direct co-perpetration is not limited to instances of physical execution of any element of a crime,” argued…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui March 13, 2015September 2, 2020 by Wieteke Theeuwen Asylum Proceedings in the Ngudjolo Case: What Happened in the Dutch Courts? …to await the court procedure in first instance. The Netherlands has implemented the directive by allowing a person to await proceedings by requesting provisional measures, however, this is not available…
Guatemala Trials March 2, 2015December 15, 2020 by Emi MacLean & Sophie Beaudoin CICIG Presents Work to Executive Commission Considering Its Extension Beyond 2015 …twice and will end this year absent another extension. The executive commission, formally known as the Coordinating Instance for the Modernization of the Justice Sector (Instancia Coordinadora de la Modernización…
Guatemala Trials February 23, 2015December 15, 2020 by Emi MacLean & Sophie Beaudoin Guatemala Transitional Justice Update: Court to Consider Rios Montt Amnesty and Interpol Seeks the Arrest of Police Official for 1991 Political Assassination …high-risk courts, each with a preliminary judge controlling the investigation and a three-judge first instance court. According to Josué Basquiax, the Supreme Court President, the new chamber will start in…
