International Criminal Law, Corruption, and Law Enforcement

U.N. Security Council Establishes New Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic (April 10, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On April 10, 2014, the U.N.

Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Issues Severance Decision in Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea Trial (April 4, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On April 4, 2014, the Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) issued a new severance

ICC Trial Chamber Adjourns Commencement Date of Kenyatta Trial (March 31, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On March 31, 2014, Trial Chamber V(b) of the International Criminal Court adjourned the commencement date in the Prosecutor v.

Charles Blé Goudé Makes First Appearance at the ICC (March, 27, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On March 27, 2014, Charles Blé Goudé made his first appearance before a Single Judge of Pre-Trial Chamber I at the International Criminal Court (ICC).  Charles Blé Goudé, a national of Côte d’Ivoir

ICC Trial Chamber Finds Germain Katanga Guilty of Four Counts of War Crimes and One Count of Crimes Against Humanity (March 7, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On March 7, 2014, a majority of Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Prosecutor v.

Court of Appeals of Port-au-Prince Rules on Statute of Limitations for Crimes Against Humanity Charges Against Jean-Claude Duvalier (February 20, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On February 20, 2014, the Court of Appeals of Port-au-Prince ruled

ICTY Trial Chamber Dismisses Goran Hadžić’s Motion for Acquittal (February 20, 2014)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On February 20, 2014, Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia dismissed Goran Hadžić’s motion for acquittal on specific charges contained within counts 2 t

German Court Sentences Former Rwandan Mayor for Role in Genocide (February 18, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On February 18, 2014, the High Regional Court of Frankfurt sentenced Onesphore Rwabukombe, a mayor in Northern Rwanda during the 1994 genocide, to fourteen years in prison for his role in the 1994

United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Releases Reports on Human Rights Abuses in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (February 17, 2014)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On February 17, 2014, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released a 

Prosecutors for Guantanamo Bay Military Commission Add Conspiracy to Charge Against Detainee (February 10, 2014)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On February 10, 2014, prosecutors for the military commission trials at Guantanamo Bay added a