Tag Archives: Pre-Trial Chamber

ECCC: 002: No Armed Conflict Nexus Requirement from the Definition of Crimes Against Humanity

2010-10-26, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Trial Chamber granted the Co-Prosecutors’ motion to exclude armed conflict nexus requirement from the definition of crimes against humanity. This decision effectively reversed the Pre-Trial Chamber’s decision holding that it was not clear whether a nexus to armed conflict was part of the customary international law definition of crimes against humanity [...]
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ECCC: Ieng: Request for Annulment of All Investigations Denied

2010-06-25, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) granted the defence’s appeal of the Co-Investigative Judges’ (CIJ) order rejecting the defence’s request for annulment of all investigations. However, the PTC dismissed the request for annulment, after reconsidering it on its merits. Procedural History On December 7, 2009, the defence filed a request to annul all investigations [...]
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ICC: African States Don't Want Politicization of the Crime of Aggression

2010-05-31, Kampala, Uganda. During the ICC Conference, Amos Wako, Kenyan Attorney General, stated that the ICC’s exercise of jurisdiction over the crime of aggression should not be subject to the UNSC approval: Some have suggested that the Council’s prior approval for the exercise of jurisdiction is a necessary consequence of the provisions of the Charter [...]
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ICC: PTC to Render a Decision on Kenya on Wednesday

2010-03-29, The Hague, The Netherlands. The Pre-Trial Chamber should decide on Wednesday whether to allow the OTP to initiate an investigation into post-2008 election crimes committed in Kenya. The OTP requested the PTC to authorize an investigation on 26 November 2009. CapitaNews | CapitalNews | ICC | 2009.11.26 – Kenya – Request for Authorization
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