Tag Archives: Rome Statute

ICC: Mbarushimana: PTC Rejects the Defence Challenge to the Jurisdiction of the Court

2011-10-26, The Hague, The Netherlands. The Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court rejected the Defence challenge to the jurisdiction of the ICC. The defence argued that the original referral by the DRC government only covered crimes committed in the Ituri region prior to the referral. As a result, according to the defence, the Court [...]
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ICC: Lubanga: TCI Grants 5 out of 7 New Applications of Victims for Participation in the Proceedings

2011-07-25, The Hague, The Netherlands. Judge Adrian Fulford granted 5 out of 7 new applications of victims for participation in the proceedings. He dismissed defence counsel’s objections that the overall extent and effect of the redactions affected essential information which limited the opportunity for the defence to make submissions on the admissibility of these applications BECAUSE [...]
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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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Abstract: The Repression of International Crimes by Congolese Jurisdictions

What: The Repression of International Crimes by Congolese Jurisdictions Who: Le Club des Amis du Droit du Congo When: December 2010 Where: CICC Website Abstract: “The DRC was the first State Party to send their nationals to the ICC and the first State Party to implement the Rome Statute as the treaty was the basis [...]
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Abstract: Bringing Power to Justice: Absence of Immunity for Heads of States before the International Criminal Court

What: Bringing Power to Justice: Absence of immunity for heads of state before the International Criminal Court Who: Amnesty International, International Justice Project team When: 9 December 2010 Where: AI Website Abstract: “This paper analyses the absence of immunity for heads of state before the International Criminal Court (ICC or the Court) and discusses its [...]
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ICC: Conference: US and EU Disagree on the Future of the Crime of Agression

2010-06-07,  Kampala, Uganda. During the ICC Review Conference, the EU and US representatives continued to disagree on the nature of the crime of aggression. They, however, agreed that the addition of the new crime to the ICC Rome Statute should be done only by consensus. The US State Department’s Legal Adviser, Harold Hongju Koh, stated [...]
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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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ICC: Harun: Ad Hoc Counsel Appointed Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb

2010-04-26, The Hague, The Netherlands. The ICC judge appointed Ahmad Assed as ad hoc Counsel to represent the suspects in relation to the  proceedings concerning the 6 Applications from victims for participation in the trial. Mr. Assed will be provided copies of the applications and will be responsible for replying to them. The judge also ordered [...]
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ICC: Abu Garda: OTP’s Application for Leave to Appeal Denied

2010-04-23, The Hague, The Netherlands. The Trial Chamber denied the OTP’s Application for leave to appeal the decision of 8 February 2010 refusing to confirm the charges against the accused. Statement of Law Requirements for Granting Leave: only an issue may form the subject-matter of an appealable decision; such issue should be an identifiable subject [...]
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