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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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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: 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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