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Rwanda genocide tribunal transfers fourth case to national courts
The Referral Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday transferred [decision, PDF; press release] the case of Ladislas Ntaganzwa to the Rwandan national court system. Ntaganzwa, a former mayor of Nyakizu commune i (More) |
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Rwanda genocide tribunal reduces sentence, affirms two others
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday reduced the sentence [judgment, PDF; press release] of Aloys Ntabakuze , a former Rwandan army officer convicted of genocide and related crimes, and affirmed the sentences of two othe (More) |
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Rwanda high court rejects opposition leader's appeal
Rwanda's Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal by opposition leader Bernard Ntaganda, who was charged under the country's anti-genocide ideology laws. Ntaganda, a former leader of the country's PS-Imberakuri party, was arrested in July 2010 a (More) |
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Rwanda genocide tribunal transfers first defendant to national courts
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday confirmed and proceeded with the transfer of former Rwandan pastor Jean-Bosco Uwinkindi [Hague Justice profile; case materials] to Rwanda. Uwinkindi is the first ICTR genocide suspe (More) |
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Rwanda high court rules opposition leader's trial will continue despite her refusal to attend
The Rwandan high court ruled Wednesday that the case against opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza [campaign website; JURIST news archive] will continue despite her announcement this week that she refuses to attend further proceedings. The cou (More) |
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France approves first extradition to Rwanda
A French court in the town of Rouen decided that French-Rwandan citizen Claude Muhayimana can be sent to Rwanda to face charges concerning his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide , reports said on Friday. An international arrest warrant for Muh (More) |
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ICTR transfers case of former mayor to Rwanda court
The referral chamber of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday transferred the case of Charles Sikubwabo [Hague Justice profile; case materials] to the High Court of Rwanda. The decision was based on ICTR prosecutors' re (More) |
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International Accountability and the Alien Tort Statute
JURIST Guest Columnists Jennifer Green and Sahadev Gowda of the University of Minnesota Law School, say that corporations must be held accountable for international law violations through use of the Alien Tort Statute... (More) |
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Ignoring the Genocide Convention in the Ninth Circuit
JURIST Guest Columnist Stan Goldman of Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, says federal law already authorizes states to criminally prosecute perpetrators of genocidal crimes, and that Turkish annoyance is not a legitimate basis to invalidate a civil rem (More) |
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ICTR to transfer second genocide case to Rwanda court
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has decided to transfer the case of Fulgence Kayishema to the Rwandan authorities. The three-panel Referral Chamber ordered the transfer so that Rwandan authorities can refer the case to the H (More) |
