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Category Archives: Domestic Courts
United Kingdom: Parliament Amends ‘Universal Jurisdiction’ Law
2011-09-15, London, United Kingdom. The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 that amended several acts including the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 received Royal Assent and became law. Under the amendment, judges hearing criminal complaints filed by private parties can no longer issue warrants without the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Previously, a magistrate court judge could issue a [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts Tagged arrest warrant, criminal complaint, David Cameron, Director of Public Prosecutions, Foreign Minister, immunity, information, Israel, London, Magistrates’ Courts Act, Matthew Gould, Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act, private parties, private prosecutions, Royal Assent, Section 1, Section 153, Tzipi Livni, United Kingdom, universal jurisdiction Comments closed
Switzerland: Dias: Sri Lankan Major General Investigated for War Crimes
2011-09-22, Berne, Switzerland. The Swiss Federal Prosecutor initiated a criminal investigation against Jagath Dias, Major General and the commander of the 57th Division of the Sri Lankan Army during the May 2009 Operation against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The investigation has been initiated as a result of a criminal complaint filed with [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts Tagged 57th Division, ambassador, criminal complaint, criminal investigation, diplomatic immunity, diplomatic visa, dossier, ECCHR, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Federal Foreign Office, federal prosecutor, Germany, hospitals, humanitarian institutions, Jagath Dias, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE, Major General, no-fire-zones, Office of the Attorney General, religious sites, Society for Threatened Peoples Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Army, Switzerland, the Vatican, TRIAL, UN-Expert Panel Report, war crimes Comments closed
Israel: Cvetkovic: District Court Allows Extradition to Face Genocide Charges
2011-08-01, Jerusalem, Israel. The District Court of Jerusalem authorized extradition of Aleksandar Cvetković to Bosnia and Herzegovina to face genocide charges. He now has 30 days to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of Israel. If extradited, he will be prosecuted before the War Crimes Section of the BiH Court in Sarajevo on charges arising [...]
Also posted in BiH WCS Tagged Aleksandar Cvetkovic, appeal, BiH, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Muslims, Branjevo farm, charges, citizen, citizenship, District Court, extradition, genocide, genocide charges, immigration, Israel, Jerusalem, July 1995, Main Headquarters, Nick Kaufman, Pilica, Republika Srpska Army, Sarajevo, Srebrenica, Supreme Court of Israel, Tenth Reconnaissance Squad, War Crimes Section, Zvornik municipality Comments closed
Argentina: 15 Former Officials Jailed for Human Rights Violations Committed during the Dirty War
2010-12-21, Buenos Aires & Mar del Plata, Argentina. Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata Courts sentenced to life in prison 15 military and police officers for crimes they committed during Videla’s military dictatorship (1976-1983). The Mar del Plata Court convicted a former army officer and 2 ex-marines for kidnapping and torturing nine opposition members at a [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts Tagged 1976-1983, Argentina, Buenos Aires, detention center, Dirty War, Jorge Rafael Videla, Justice Information Center, kidnapping, life sentence, Mar del Plata, marine, military dictatorship, military officers, murder, national police captain, police officers, prison guard, torture Comments closed
Argentina: Jorge Rafael Videla, former head of state, Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
2010-12-22, Cordoba, Argentina. A Cordoba Court sentenced Jorge Rafael Videla, 85, former Argentine dictator, to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity committed during his 1976–1981 regime when over 10’000 people were disappeared and killed. Mr. Rafael Videla was sentenced in 1985 to life in prison, however, was pardoned five years later by former President Carlos [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts Tagged 1976–1981, Argentina, Argentine dictator, Carlos Menem, Cordoba, crimes against humanity, dictatorship, Dirty War, disappearance, Jorge Rafael Videla, life imprisonment, Luciano Benjamin Menendez, murder, pardon, sentence, Supreme Court of Argentine Comments closed
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Entered into Force
The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance entered into forced after being ratified by 21 states: Albania, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Germany, Honduras, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mali, Mexico, Nigeria, Paraguay, Senegal, Spain and Uruguay. Its implimentation will be monitored by the Committee on Enforced Disappearances. [...]
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Estonia: Former Soviet Official Tried for Genocide
2010-11-03, Tartu, Estonia. The trial of Väino Pehk, 82, on charges of genocide started in Tartu County Court. Mr. Pehk is accused of assisting deportation of 61 Estonian families, and directly participating in deportation of 3 families from the Saadjärve municipality to Siberia in March 1949. Genocide carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years. [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts Tagged County Court, deportation, Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, forest brothers, genocide, Saadjarve, Security Police, Siberia, Soviet Union, state security department, Tartu, Vaino Pehk Comments closed
Denmark: Court of Appeal: Danish Genocide Law Has No Extraterritorial Application