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9 May 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Bensouda addresses UNSC on Libya trials as Al-Senussi’s family pleads for access: On 8 May 2013, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda addressed the UN Security Council on Libya proceedings before the ICC....
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10 May 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Guatemalan Tribunal finds first head of state guilty of genocide: On 10 May 2013, a three judge tribunal in Guatemala found the country’s former military leader Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide...
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12 May 2013– DECISION REVIEW
Court/Tribunal: International Criminal Court Decision Title: Decision on defense application pursuant to Article 64(4) and related requests Chamber: Trial Chamber V Case Name: The Prosecutor v. Uhuru...
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17 May 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURT
Ruto and Sang appear in ICC status conference: On Tuesday 14 May 2013, ICC accused William Ruto and Joshua arap Sang appeared before the ICC Trial Chamber during a status conference to discuss the...
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29 May 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
ICTY convicts six Bosnian Croats: Six accused on trial for forcibly displacing and murdering Muslims and other non-Croats during the Bosnian conflict in the early 1990s, were found guilty today for war...
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4 June 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
ICC provides prosecution more time to build case against Gbago: On 3 June 2013, ICC judges announced that prosecutors would have until 15 November to further investigate former Ivory Coast President...
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11 June 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Botswana and Germany ratify Rome Statute amendments on crime of aggression and Article 8: On 3 and 4 June 2013, Germany and Botswana, respectively, ratified the Rome Statute amendments on crime of...
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12 June 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
ICC rules Gbagbo case admissible: The pretrial chamber yesterday, 11 June 2013, held that former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo’s case is admissible before the ICC. The Chamber found Ivory Coast...
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14 June 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Suspected Nazi commander discovered in Minnesota: On 14 June 2013, it was reported that a top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children has been living...
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18 June 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Confirmation hearing delayed for Ntaganda: On 18 June 2013, an ICC judge announced that the confirmation hearing for DRC warlord Bosco Ntaganda is delayed until 10 February 2014. Under the Rome...
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25 June 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
ICC Prosecutor appeals judges’ ruling on Ruto’s presence at trial: On 24 June 2013, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda appealed ICC judges’ decision to excuse Kenyan Deputy-President from being continuously...
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26 June 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Commission of Inquiry on North Korea camps to begin in July: In July a Commission of Inquiry formed by the UN Human Rights Council will investigate abuses such as extrajudicial executions, torture,...
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27 June 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Rwandan Commission calls for controversial ICTY judge resignation: Rwanda’s National Commission for the Fight against Genocide (CNLG) demanded the resignation of ICTY Presiding Judge Theodor Meron at a...
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12 July 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
International concern over Mali post-conflict elections: On 12 July 2013, it was announced that Mali’s presidential hopefuls began their campaigning this week in anticipation for the elections...
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16 July 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Bashir leaves Nigeria after ICC requests his arrest: On 15 July 2013, the ICC Pre-trial Chamber II requested Nigeria to immediately arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who was visiting Nigeria...
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22 July 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Krstic cleared of ICTY contempt charge: On Thursday, 18 July 2013, the Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) acquitted Radislav Krstic of contempt of...
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30 July 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
ICC Prosecutor considering “no-case-to-answer” motion in Kenyatta trial: On 27 July 2013, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced that the prosecution is considering entering a “no-case-to-answer”...
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6 August 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
ICC Prosecutor states that radical Nigerian Islamist group likely committed crimes against humanity: On 5 August 2013, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda released a report stating that a preliminary...
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15 August 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
ICC Victim Representative seeks contents of Kenyatta confidential petition: On Tuesday, 13 August 2013, victim representative Fergal Gaynor requested defense counsel for President Uhuru Kenyatta reveal...
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20 August 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
ICC judges suspend decision to excuse Ruto from appearing at trial: On 20 August, the ICC Appeals Chamber suspended a ruling by the Pre-Trial Chamber that allowed Kenyan Deputy-President William Ruto...
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