Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo December 2, 2010September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi BEMBA JUDGES ISSUE GUIDELINES FOR QUESTIONING RAPE VICTIMS …victims to tell their story. However, considering the prosecution’s interest to contribute to expeditious trial proceedings and to minimize any potential retraumatization of the victim, in these instances we would…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo December 1, 2010September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi WITNESS PONDERED SUICIDE AFTER SHE WAS GANG-RAPED …minimize any potential retraumatization of the victim, in these instances we would only question the witnesses very briefly, with short direct questions.” Mr. Nkwebe stated that the defense did not…
Charles Taylor December 1, 2010March 5, 2014 by U.C. Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center Charles Taylor Monthly Trial Report: August-September 2010 …(Allowing the requested disclosure of witness statements in one of three instances); Charles Taylor Monthly Trial Report (June 1, 2010 – June 30, 2010), pg. 3 (Ordering the disclosure of…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo November 29, 2010September 2, 2020 by Sisonke Msimang What the Bemba Trial Means to Victims …instability. For those of us who support the notion — as articulated in the founding principles of the Court — that there can be no peace without justice and even…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo November 22, 2010September 2, 2020 by Kelly Askin The ICC Takes on Gender Crimes …in a few instances. As the trial of former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba opens in The Hague for crimes committed in the Central African Republic, the ICC has a…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo November 16, 2010September 2, 2020 by Eric Witte A First Look at Opinions on the Trial in the Central African Republic …Grande Instance, the court that deals with civil cases. He told the Justice Initiative, “Because of our limits we cannot judge certain cases at the moment. If there is another…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo November 16, 2010September 2, 2020 by Alpha Sesay A Decision to Allow the Trial to Proceed …only one instance in which the prosecution had been very late in notifying the defense of a piece of evidence. But they also found that this instance did not result…
Thomas Lubanga November 5, 2010September 2, 2020 by International Justice Monitor Judges Fault Lubanga Prosecutors Over Disclosures …the defense. Presiding Judge Adrian Fulford said, “We will reflect on the approach taken by the OTP in relation to disclosure,” not just in the particular instance of the witness…
Charles Taylor November 4, 2010March 5, 2014 by Judith Armatta Cross-Examination of Last Defense Witness Continues …under the prosecution’s cross-examination. In one instance, he told the court he could not remember whether or not he had killed anyone or been involved in killing. He responded to…
Thomas Lubanga September 28, 2010September 2, 2020 by International Justice Monitor Lubanga Trial Judges Reject Prosecutor’s Bid To Interview Witnesses …trial proceedings, the ruling added. “Indeed, the chamber may not even be aware of instances when its decisions are not being implemented if this approach is permitted. This serious infringement…
