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Sierra Leone war crimes court to hear defense closing arguments
The appeals chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) ruled Thursday that the trial can accept the final brief of former Liberian president Charles Taylor [case materials; JURIST news archive] and that his lawyers can make closing argum (More) |
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Trial of former Liberia president halted pending appeal
Judges for the Special Court of Sierra Leone (SCSL) on Friday indefinitely postponed closing arguments in the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor [case materials; JURIST news archive] in order to allow the defense to appeal a prior de (More) |
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Closing arguments begin in trial of former Liberian president Taylor
Closing arguments began Tuesday in the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, despite Taylor's absence from the courtroom. UN prosecutors said the tr (More) |
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(Re)Writing History After Rwanda's Genocide: A Response to Peter Erlinder
JURIST Guest Columnist Charles Jalloh of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law responds to Peter Erlinder's article Rwanda: Flawed Elections and the Politics of 'Genocide Denial', saying that certain of Erlinder's criticisms of the ICTR are poli (More) |
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Federal appeals court upholds sentence for son of Liberia ex-president
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday upheld the torture convictions and sentence of Charles McArthur Emmanuel, son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor . Emmanuel was sentenced last year to 97 years in prison after (More) |
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ICC charges al-Bashir with genocide
Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday charged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [case materials; JURIST news archive] with three counts of genocide in relation to the Darfur conflict . The chamber found that there (More) |
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Uganda invites Sudan president to AU summit despite war crimes charges
The Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Monday that the government has changed its position concerning a previous decision not to invite Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to an African Union (AU) summit (More) |
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Liberia considering war crimes trials for civil war violations
Liberian Justice Minister Christiana Tah has said that a report issued by the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) will be reviewed by Liberian officials in order to determine if prosecutions for possible war crimes should proceed. T (More) |
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Liberia considering war crimes trials for civil war violations
Liberian Justice Minister Christiana Tah has said that a report issued by the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) will be reviewed by Liberian officials in order to determine if prosecutions for possible war crimes should proceed. T (More) |
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ICC prosecutor requests non-cooperation ruling against Sudan
Chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno Ocampo has asked judges to report Sudan to the UN Security Council for failing to comply with arrest warrants for two government officials. Ocampo filed the request Monday f (More) |
"Lord Haw-Haw" sentenced to death for broadcasting Nazi propaganda
On September 19, 1945, a British court sentenced to death American-born William Joyce, known as "Lord Haw-Haw," for his Nazi propaganda broadcasts during World War II.
The photo above shows Joyce addessing a rally of British fascists in the 1930s. Listen to a montage of clips from Joyce's broadcasts, with Joyce's trademark introduction "Germany calling, Germany calling...". Joyce was hanged on January 6, 1946.
