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Rwanda genocide tribunal hears appeal of former official
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday heard oral arguments in the appeal of Dominique Ntawukulilyayo, the former Sub-Prefect of the southern region of Gisagara. The five judges composing the Appeal (More) |
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Prosecuting Gaddafi: Ensuring Justice in Libya
JURIST Guest Columnist Charles Adeogun-Phillips of Charles Anthony LLP says that despite concerns surrounding the ability of the new Libyan government to provide Muammar Gaddafi with a fair trial upon capture, it should be allowed the opportunity to (More) |
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UN extends terms for international tribunal prosecutors until December 2014
The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended the terms for prosecutors from the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR) until December 31, 2014. In unanimously adopting resolutions 2006 and 2007 , the S (More) |
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Finland court hears Rwandan genocide appeal
A Finnish appeals court on Monday began hearing the appeal of former Rwandan pastor Francois Bazaramba , convicted last year on charges relating to his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide [HRW backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Although Baza (More) |
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ICC postpones hearing for DRC war crimes suspect
Judges for the International Criminal Court (ICC) have postponed [decision, PDF; press release] the opening of the confirmation of charges hearing against accused war criminal Callixte Mbarushimana , originally set for Wednesday, until September 1 (More) |
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Risking Irrelevance: The Threat of Impunity to the African Union
JURIST Special Guest Columnist James Nyawo, a Ph.D. candidate at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, says that the African Union must emulate the EU and begin to confront human rights abuses, not only to prevent the organization from losing relevancy, (More) |
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Canada public provides aid in arrests of two suspected war criminals
Two suspected war criminals have been arrested in Canada after the federal government announced Thursday it would seek the aid of its citizens in tracking down 30 individuals suspected of war crimes or crimes against humanity. Public Safety Minister (More) |
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The Problem of Legitimacy in International Criminal Justice
JURIST Contributing Editor Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that the ICC must keep in mind the example of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon as it goes forward with prosecutions referred by the UN Security Council i (More) |
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Dutch court sentences Rwandan Hutu to life in prison over 1994 genocide
A Dutch appeals court on Thursday sentenced Joseph Mpambara to life in prison for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide [HRW backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Mpambara, a former member of extremist Hutu militia Interahamwe , which was responsible (More) |
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ICTR transfers case of former pastor to Rwanda court
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) [official website; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday transferred the case of former Rwandan pastor Jean-Bosco Uwinkindi [Hague Justice profile; case materials] to the Republic of Rwanda to be trie (More) |
India sues Union Carbide over Bhopal industrial disaster
On April 8, 1985, the government of India filed a lawsuit against the Union Carbide Corporation for the Bhopal industrial disaster in which forty-two tons of methyl isocyanate gas was released from the pesticide plant of a Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The disaster initially killed 2,000 Indians and injured another 200,000. These injuries led to another 16,000 deaths as a result of exposure to the gas. In 1989, the parties reached a $470 million settlement out of court.
Learn more about the Bhopal industrial disaster from the Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department of the government of Madhya Pradesh.
