Katanga case admissibility judgment [ICC]

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Katanga case admissibility judgment [ICC]

October 5, 2009 02:40:00 pm

Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga, et al., International Criminal Court, September 25, 2009 [upholding the admissibility of the war crimes/crimes against humanity case against former Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Germain Katanga.

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