January 8, 2020February 4, 2020 by Taegin Reisman ICC Staff Union Council Calls on States to Give Full Meaning to the Provisions on High Moral Character of Elected Officials At the conclusion of the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court (ICC), states adopted a resolution on the nomination and election of judges [pdf] that is a…
International Criminal Court December 10, 2019May 10, 2021 by Tom Maliti Experts Say OTP Did Not Follow the Evidence in Collapsed Kenya Cases …micro-managed the OTP to the detriment of prosecutors developing the best cases possible, if that is where the evidence led them. The experts also said all concerned gravely underestimated potential…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé November 29, 2019September 14, 2020 by Abraham Kouassi Gbagbo and Blé Goudé Trial: The Latest Decisions of the Appeals Chamber …their defense teams. In a document published on November 26, 2019 on the website of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, president of the Appeals Chamber of the…
Dominic Ongwen November 27, 2019May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Prosecutor Questions Credibility of Defense Psychiatrists’ Reports …pressed him on had to be treated with caution and were best suited for measuring the severity of a mental illness rather than determining whether someone had had a mental…
Review November 27, 2019May 6, 2021 by Coline Schupfer and Yassir Khudayri Critical Convening of the ICC Assembly of States Parties in The Hague …about best practices for vetting candidates and assessing sexual misconduct in the hiring process, and underscored that each candidate’s history should be clear from any trace of misconduct or harassment….
Dominic Ongwen November 26, 2019May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Northern Uganda is Ready to Accept and Forgive Ongwen, Says Acholi Prime Minister The trial of Dominic Ongwen, currently ongoing before the International Criminal Court (ICC), has generated debate regarding whether or not it is the best path to pursue justice for crimes…
Bosco Ntaganda November 26, 2019April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Judge Ozaki Leaves the ICC …Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, according to her biography on the ICC website. She had previously served the Japanese government in various senior positions. To justify its contention that…
November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 by Taegin Reisman Electing the Next ICC Prosecutor: Deadline for Applications Extended to November 25 The Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) has decided to extend the deadline to apply for the position of International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor by nearly four weeks…
November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 by Coline Schupfer and Taegin Reisman Electing the Next ICC Prosecutor: Assessing Sexual Misconduct as Part of the “High Moral Character” Requirement …“morality” can be subjective, as the experts pointed out to us, in this context it does allow for consideration of a person’s past ethical behavior. So what are the best…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé October 18, 2019September 14, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi ICC Prosecutor Asks Judges to Declare a Mistrial in Gbagbo Case …on its future course and how justice may best be served in this case,” added Bensouda. At the time of his acquittal, Gbagbo had been in ICC detention for seven…