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ICC: Lubanga: OTP Shall Disclose Information Re Defence Witnesses

2010-11-12, The Hague, The Netherlands. In its Decision on the Scope of the Prosecution’s Disclosure Obligations as regards Defence Witnesses, the Trial Chamber held that the prosecution’s disclosure obligations under Rule 11 are wide, and they encompass, inter alia, any item that is relevant to the preparation of the defence, and include not only material [...]
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ICC: Kenya: A Victim of Post-Election Violence Seeks Domestic Prosecutions

2010-09-28, Nairobi, Kenya. Mr Kepha Mwembi filed a motion seeking an order forcing a former Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into the Post-Election Violence, Mr. Justice Philip Waki, to disclose the names of persons who, the Commission found, were responsible for the post-election violence in Kenya. The suit names Mr Justice Waki, who is a [...]
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ICC: Lubanga: AC Suspends the Trial Chamber's Order to Release the Accused from Custody

2010-07-23, The Hague, The Netherlands. The ICC’s Appeals Chamber suspended the application of the decision of the Trial Chamber I to release the accused as a result of an uncondition stay of proceedings: In the view of the Appeals Chamber, an immediate implementation of the order to release him could render the resumption of the [...]
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ICC: OTP Intermediaries to Be Disclosed to the Defence

2010-06-02, The Hague, The Netherlands. Judges ordered the OTP to provide the Defence with the details of the professional background of intermediaries. The Chamber rejected the OTP’s suggestion to examine the intermediaries in the absence of both parties, and to hear evidence about selection of intermediaries from the “appropriate representative”. The Chamber found that both [...]
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ICTY: Karadzic: Chamber Forces Germany to Disclose Documents re its and UN’s Roles in Smuggling of Weapons into Srebrenica

2010-05-19, The Hague, The Netherlands. The Trial Chamber granted, in part, Karadzic’s motion to order Germany to produced documents related to participation of the U.S., German and UN personnel in smuggling of arms into Srebrenica between 1994 and 1995. Statement of Law. The Chamber held that in order to be successful, the motion for an [...]
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ICTR: Ngirabatware: TC Orders Switzerland, Senegal, Belgium and the World Bank to Disclose Documents

2010-04-27/28, Arusha, Tanzania. The Trial Chamber granted four defence motions and ordered Switzerland, Senegal, Belgium and the World Bank to disclose certain information about the development assistance granted to Rwanda between 1990 and 1994. The states refused to provide the information to the Defence voluntarily, and the World Bank provided partial assistance. The information in [...]
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USA: Doe: Vatican and Pope Sued in the U.S. for Child Molestation

2010-04-22, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A. The Holy See (Vatican), Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), Tarcisio Bertone (Cardinal Secretary of State) and Angelo Sodano (Dean of the College of Cardinals) are listed as the defendants in a complaint filed in the United State District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin. Facts. The complaint arises from sexual abuse of [...]
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ICTY: Karadzic: Decision Re Disclosure of Info re Witnesses KDZ490 and KDZ492

2010-03-25, The Hague, The Netherlands. This is a decision in respect of the Accused request to the disclose, pursuant to Rule 66(B), the identities and statements of the protected witnesses KDZ490 and KDZ492 on the grounds that: a) the protective measures have been made on ex parte basis; b) there was not a single breach of [...]
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ICC: Lubanga: OTP Ordered Disclosure

2010-03-15, The Hague, The Netherlands. The OTP was ordered to reveal the identity of the intermediary accused of coaching witnesses. The OTP and the Victims and Witnesses Unit will introduce protection measures once the identity of the witness is disclosed. Lubanga Trial |
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ICC: OTP Staff Defends Intermediaries and Praises Ocampo

2010-03-16, The Hague, The Netherlands. Béatrice Le Fraper du Hellen in her interview with the Lubanga Trial Website explained that intermediaries do not conduct investigations on behalf of the OTP but only solicit witnesses and they are reimbursed for their expenses but nothing else. She completely rejected the defense’s claims that the OTP violates its [...]
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