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Tag Archives: Rome Statute
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 [...]
Posted in ICC Also tagged Adrian Fulford, APC, Article 68, attestation de carence, Carine Bapita Buyangandu, Catherine Mabille, child soldiers, demobilisation certificate, FAPC, Fatou Bensouda, Fiona McKay, Franck Mulenda, Hervé Diakiese, ICC-01/04-01/06, identity cards, imprecise, Jean-Marie Biju-Duval, Joseph Keta Orwinyo, Luc Walleyn, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Maria Luisa Martinod Jacome, mutatis mutandis, Paolina Massidda, Paul Kabongo Tshibangu, prima facie basis, redactions, Rule 85, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Trial Chamber I, unsupported allegations, UPC, valid document Comments closed
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 [...]
Posted in ICC Also tagged CICC, complementarity, Congo, entry into force, fighting corruption, ICC Statute, impunity, international crimes, jurisdiction, Le Club des Amis du Droit du Congo, mechanisms, national jurisdiction, national military tribunals, peace and justice, repression, Rome State, State Party, treaty Comments closed
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 [...]
Posted in ICC, Report Also tagged Amnesty International, arrest, head of state, ICC, immunity, International Criminal Court, Omar al-Bashir, request for assistance, request for surrender, Sudan, surrender Comments closed
Abstract: Report of the ICC Review Conference Public Engagement Initiative
What: Report of the ICC Review Conference Public Engagement Initiative Who: No Peace Without Justice, HURINET, Uganda Coalition for the ICC When: 10 December 2010 Where: NPWJ Abstract: “From January to May 2010, the Human Rights Network – Uganda (HURINET-U), the Ugandan Coalition for the ICC (UCICC) and No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ), with the [...]
Posted in ICC, Report Also tagged civil society, Coalition for the ICC, communities, complementarity, cooperation, Denmark, dialogue, Human Rights Network, HURINET, HURINET-U, ICC Review Conference, impunity, initiative, local authorities, meetings, national authorities, No Peace Without Justice, NPWJ, peace and justice, public engagement, Report, UCICC, Uganda, Uganda Coalition for the ICC, victims, visits Comments closed
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 [...]
Posted in ICC Also tagged act of aggression, amendment, Article 8bis, Charter, consensus, crime of aggression, delegation, disagreement, European Parliament, execution, Harold Hongju Koh, human rights, ICC, initiation, jurisdiction, Kampala, Legal Adviser, manifest violation, military action, planning, political action, preparation, Review Conference, Richard Howitt, State Department, Uganda, United Nations, United States, US Comments closed
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 [...]
Posted in ICC Also tagged Adrian Fulford, appropriate representative, Article 63, Article 64, Article 67, Article 69, Catherine Mabille, Curriculum vitae, cv, Decision on Intermediaries, disclosure, Elizabeth Odio Benito, ex parte, examination, exculpatory evidence, fair trial, false evidence, Fatou Bensouda, ICC Statute, ICC-01/04-01/06, identities, incriminating evidence, intermediaries, intermediary 143, intermediary 23, intermediary 316, intermediary 321, Jean-Marie Biju-Duval, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, misused of position, prima facie grounds, professional background, Redacted, Rene Blattmann, resume, Rule 11, Rule 81, Rule 83, Rule 84, Rule 87, Rules of Procedure and Evidence, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, threshold, witness intimidation, witness statement, witnesses Comments closed
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 [...]
Posted in ICC Also tagged an issue, apparatus of power, application, Article 82(1)(d), assessment of evidence, Bahar Idriss Abu Garda, beyond reasonable doubt, co-perpetration, common plan, confirmation of charges, Cuno Tarfusser, discretionary power, ICC-02/05-02/09, indirect co-perpetration, Jebel Adola, leave to appeal, mere disagreement, MGS Haskanita, reasonable inference, Sanji Mmasenono Monageng, Situation in Darfur, standard of proof, substantial grounds to believe, sufficient evidence, Sylvia Steiner, threshold of proof Comments closed
ICC: Mbarushimana: PTC Rejects the Defence Challenge to the Jurisdiction of the Court