Tag Archive for 'International Criminal Law'
May 20th, 2013 by Julien Maton
by Doughty Street Chambers and the International Law Programme Date: Thursday 30 May 2013, from 18:00 to 19:30. Venue: Chatham House, 10 St James’s Square, London SW1Y 4LE. Participants: – Chair: Elizabeth Wilmshurst CMG, Associate Fellow, International Law Programme, Chatham House – Dr Tiyanjana Maluwa, Associate Dean and Director, Pennsylvania State University – Dr Max [...]
May 16th, 2013 by Julien Maton
Professor Philippa Webb has published a book entitled “International Judicial Integration and Fragmentation”. This book asks whether the growing number of international judicial bodies renders decisions that are largely consistent with one another, which factors influence this (in)consistency, and what this tells us about the development of international law by international courts and tribunals. It [...]
May 13th, 2013 by Ravipal Bains
José Efraín Ríos Montt, former dictator of Guatemala, has been found guilty of genocide for his role in the slaughter of 1,771 people belonging to the indigenous Mayan ethnic group known as the Ixil in the 1980s. The 86 year old was found guilty by a three-judge tribunal and sentenced to 80 years in prison, 50 [...]
May 9th, 2013 by Raphaelle Rafin
The Antonio Cassese Initiative for Justice, Peace and Humanity has published its second e-letter listing its various activities, past and future. Andrew Clapham is the special guest of this second issue and provides comments upon the recent adoption by the UN General Assembly of the Arms Trade Treaty. Upcoming events organized by the Initiative include [...]
May 8th, 2013 by Julien Maton
Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui was released from the Schiphol asylum detention center in the Netherlands on 4 May 2013. Ngudjolo felt compelled to apply for asylum when the Dutch authorities unlawfully deprived him of his liberty on 21 December 2012, after his acquittal by an ICC Trial Chamber and an order for his immediate release by [...]
May 6th, 2013 by Raphaelle Rafin
by The Hague Institute for Global Justice, The Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (HiiL); Amsterdam Center for International Law (ACIL) Date: 16 May 2013, from 5.30pm to 7pm Venue: The Hague Institute for Global Justice – Sophialaan 10, The Hague, The Netherlands The Hague Institute organises the formal launch event of the book: “International [...]
May 5th, 2013 by Julien Maton
The International Bar Association (IBA) is currently seeking high calibre legal interns to work on its International Criminal Court (ICC) Programme in The Hague to commence in June 2013. The internship provides a unique opportunity to gain experience in the evolving field of international criminal justice. The deadline for applications is May 13 2013. The International Bar [...]
April 29th, 2013 by Julien Maton
International criminal law is at a crucial point in its history and development, and the time is right for practitioners, academics and students to take stock of the lessons learnt from the past fifteen years, as the international community moves towards an increasingly uni-polar international criminal legal order, with the International Criminal Court (ICC) at [...]
April 17th, 2013 by Julien Maton
Reconciliation should focus on what it takes to restore the trust of citizens in each other – and in the state itself. by David Tolbert Today, on April 10*, the UN General Assembly (UN GA) is holding a thematic debate on the role of international justice in reconciliation processes. The debate was called by UN GA [...]
April 16th, 2013 by Julien Maton
The ADC-ICTY (Association of Defence Counsel practicing before the ICTY) published its latest newsletter. ADC-ICTY Newsletter Issue 45 covers recent decisions and trial developments before the ICTY, including among others Mićo Stanišić and Stojan Župljanin’s sentences of 22 years imprisonment, new Defence witnesses in the Karadžić case and Radisclav Krstić pleading not guilty for his [...]
April 15th, 2013 by Julien Maton
By the Antonio Cassese Initiative for Justice, Peace and Humanity Venue: University of Geneva, Bd du Pont-d’Arve 40, CH-1211 Genève 4 Date: 1-12 July 2013 The Graduate Institute in Geneva is currently soliciting applicants to attend the Antonio Cassese Summer School. Advanced law and international affairs students as well as junior professionals are invited to [...]
April 9th, 2013 by Raphaelle Rafin
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February 19th, 2013 by Raphaelle Rafin
by Wayne Jordash – iLawyer The concept of a court’s legacy has been defined by the United Nations (UN) as the “lasting impact on bolstering the rule of law in a particular society, by conducting effective trials to contribute to ending impunity, while also strengthening domestic judicial capacity.” Unless we are supposed to extrapolate from [...]
February 4th, 2013 by Julien Maton
On the occasion of the Opening of the Judicial Year at the European Court of Human Rights, Judge Theodor Meron, ICTY President, gave an enriching lecture on the relationship, historical and contemporary, between international criminal justice and human rights law. A link to that speech is provided here. Share this:
January 29th, 2013 by Julien Maton
The Antonio Cassese Initiative for Justice, Peace and Humanity has published its first e-letter listing its various activities, past and future Set up in April 2012 to commemorate Antonio Cassese’s legacy in upholding the ideals of justice in a meaningful manner, the Initiative is committed to promoting education, assistance and training in the disciplines dear [...]
December 19th, 2012 by Julien Maton
by Guénaël Mettraux In a 7 December op-ed in the New York Times entitled “Selective Justice for the Balkans”, David Harland, Executive Director for Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, started a conversation on what he saw as the failure of the ICTY to be equal to all. Responding to that invitation, Marko Attila Hoare, an author [...]
December 10th, 2012 by Raphaelle Rafin
Courtenay Griffiths QC will give a lecture on “Politics in International Law” at BPP London Waterloo on Tuesday 11th December at 6 pm. Courtenay Griffiths QC is a leading international criminal law barrister at 25 Bedford Row. He has recently defended the former Liberian President, Charles Taylor at the International Criminal Court at The Hague. [...]
December 3rd, 2012 by Julien Maton
by Max du Plessis Associate Professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban; Senior Research Associate, International Crime in Africa Programme, Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria; Barrister, South Africa; Associate Tenant; Doughty Street Chambers, London It has become fashionable to criticize the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its exclusive focus on African cases. The critical perception of the [...]
October 30th, 2012 by Julien Maton
One year ago, Antonio Cassese, one of the most distinguished scholars and judges in international law and international criminal law, passed away. Justice, peace and humanity were principles that guided his life and work. He was an exceptional thinker, teacher, and humanist, but also a great mentor and friend to many people. To continue his [...]
October 22nd, 2012 by Julien Maton
L’Université de Limoges, en partenariat avec l’Union Européenne, a fondé le COJITE. Ce dernier est un centre expert et indépendant de mise en valeur, de connaissance, et d’analyse de la justice des conflits armés. A cette fin, le COJITE a entrepris de créer à Limoges une plate-forme technologique de valorisation scientifique et de diffusion des [...]
October 8th, 2012 by Julien Maton
Ilawyerblog Guest Blogger Göran Sluiter has been assigned by the Defence Support Section of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) as a foreign lawyer to represent a Suspect named in Case File 004. Goran Sluiter is a Dutch criminal defence lawyer from Amsterdam and also a professor in international criminal law at the University of Amsterdam. [...]
September 18th, 2012 by Julien Maton
ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW Edited by William A. Schabas and Nadia Bernaz International criminal law has developed extraordinarily quickly over the last decade, with the creation of ad hoc tribunals in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and the establishment of a permanent International Criminal Court. This book provides a timely and comprehensive survey [...]
August 3rd, 2012 by Julien Maton
Joseph Rikhof, Senior Counsel with the Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes Section of the Department of Justice, Canada, has just published a book entitled ‘The Criminal Refugee: the Treatment of Asylum Seekers with a Criminal Background in International and Domestic Law’. While the book explores the effects of criminality on the ability of asylum [...]
July 12th, 2012 by Jessica Peake
On Friday, July 6, 2012, the International Criminal Court and Assembly of State Parties called on other parties to join in celebrations of July 17, International Criminal Justice Day. Flags were raised outside the ICC, and speeches were given by the Ambassador of Luxembourg, H.E. Mr Jean-Marc Hoscheit, representing the State Parties to the Rome [...]
July 10th, 2012 by Jessica Peake
Today the International Criminal Court handed down its first sentencing decision in relation to Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, sentencing him to 14 years imprisonment. Mr. Lubanga was convicted on March 14, 2012 of “conscripting and enlisting children under the age of 15 and using them to participate in hostilities in the Ituri region in the Democratic [...]
