Thomas Lubanga January 6, 2010September 2, 2020 by International Justice Monitor UN Envoy To Testify On Interpretation Of Charges …Lubanga Trial website last year that girls in the militia fought, mined for diamonds, engaged in spying, cooked, cleaned, performed sexual ‘services’, and provided medical assistance. She added: “Although many…
Thomas Lubanga January 6, 2010September 2, 2020 by Tracey Gurd Remind Me: What Did Thomas Lubanga's Defense Team Say In Its Opening Statement? Before the defense case for Thomas Lubanga starts in full swing, it is worth reminding ourselves of his team’s opening statement to the court — made almost a year ago…
Thomas Lubanga January 6, 2010September 2, 2020 by Tracey Gurd And finally, the Victims' Legal Representatives...... …last year — January 26, 2008 (full transcript is available here: http://www2.icc-cpi.int/iccdocs/doc/doc623638.pdf). MS. PAOLINA MASSIDA (Principal Counsel of the Office of Public Counsel for Victims): President, your Honours, it is…
Thomas Lubanga January 5, 2010September 2, 2020 by International Justice Monitor Lubanga Defense To Call ‘Around 30 Witnesses’ …an interview with the Lubanga Trial website last August, Mabille: “…My idea is that we have to be very careful, [because] you can protect weak people, but not people who…
Charles Taylor January 4, 2010March 15, 2018 by Tracey Gurd Welcome back: One Week to Go Before Charles Taylor's Trial Restarts …It struck me that the best people to recommend reading/films/analyses for those of us who are not from the region but who want to deepen our understanding of the issues…
Charles Taylor January 4, 2010March 5, 2014 by U.C. Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center Charles Taylor on the Stand: An Overview of His Examination-In-Chief (by U.C. Berkeley monitors) …of the Open Society Justice Initiative. Please enjoy! Best, Tracey 1. Introduction This report provides an in-depth review of the examination-in-chief of Charles Taylor in the Special Court for Sierra…
Charles Taylor December 14, 2009March 5, 2014 by Tracey Gurd Why Does the Special Court For Sierra Leone Have Judges, Prosecutors and Staff Who Are Not From Sierra Leone? …staff – you can see it here: http://www.sc-sl.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=CLk1rMQtCHg%3d&tabid=176. Article 2(2) sets out how the judges should be chosen. So for example, under Article 2(2)(a), the agreement says that a trial…
Charles Taylor December 2, 2009March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay Prosecutors Question Charles Taylor On His Decision To Grant Liberian Citizenship To Sierra Leonean Rebels …names of his close associates who served as his Best Men and Grooms Men, as well as new literature which pointed to the use of child soldiers by Mr. Taylor’s…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui December 2, 2009September 2, 2020 by Sheila Vélez Katanga and Ngudjolo Chronicle # 7: Judge Presiding Bruno Cotte: 'I do apologise for the disorganisation of the hearing' Please find Katanga and Ngudjolo Chronicle #7, which was originally published on the Aegis Trust website. The views and opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui December 1, 2009September 2, 2020 by Sheila Vélez Katanga and Ngudjolo Chronicle # 6: Witness 233 'What I wrote about were large scale attacks perpetrated in Bogoro' Please find Katanga and Ngudjolo Chronicle #6, which was originally published on the Aegis Trust website. The views and opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions…