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ICTR defense lawyers call for release of US lawyer, threaten boycott
More than 30 defense lawyers from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) released a joint statement Tuesday calling for the release of detained US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder [professional profile; JURIST new (More) |
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ICTR transfers 25 cases to Rwandan jurisdiction
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday transferred the cases of 25 suspects in the 1994 Rwandan conflict [HRW backgrounder; JURIST news archive] to Rwandan authorities. The suspects, who have been investigated but not yet (More) |
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Rwanda judge denies bail application by US lawyer
A Rwandan judge on Monday denied the bail request of US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder [professional profile; JURIST news archive]. Judge Maurice Mbishibishi of the Gasabo Intermediate Court cited flight risk in ordering that (More) |
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US defense lawyer pleads not guilty to Rwanda genocide denial
US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder [professional profile; JURIST news archive] pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of Rwanda genocide denial. Rwandan prosecutors claim that as a result of his past American publications on the Rw (More) |
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Rwanda officials claim detained US lawyer attempted suicide
US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder [professional profile; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday attempted to commit suicide while being held in a Rwandan prison on charges of genocide denial, according to police. Erlinder was reporte (More) |
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US lawyer arrested in Rwanda for genocide denial
Rwandan police on Friday arrested American lawyer Peter Erlinder [professional profile; JURIST news archive] in Kigali on charges that he denied the 1994 Rwandan genocide [HRW backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Erlinder, a defense lawyer at the Int (More) |
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Rwanda opposition leader arrested on genocide denial charges
Rwandan authorities arrested opposition presidential candidate Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza Wednesday, accusing her of denying the 1994 Rwandan genocide [HRW backgrounder; JURIST news archive] and collaborating with terrorists. Authorities cited Ingab (More) |
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Rwanda opposition politician pleads guilty to genocide charges
A Rwandan opposition politician pleaded guilty Thursday to charges connected to the 1994 genocide and was sentenced to 17 years in prison. Joseph Ntawangundi, an aid to Hutu opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, was convicted in absentia [Ne (More) |
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Rwanda tribunal affirms genocide conviction of Hutu singer
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday affirmed [judgment, PDF; press release] the genocide conviction of popular Rwandan singer-songwriter Simon Bikindi [Trial Watch profile, case materials]. The c (More) |
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Rwanda ex-president's widow arrested in France on genocide allegations
The widow of assassinated Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana , Agathe Habyarimana, was arrested Tuesday in France on suspicions of complicity in genocide and was later released on bail. French police complied with an international arrest warrant (More) |
Supreme Court upheld discriminatory districting
On June 10, 1946, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld uneven congressional districting plans in Colegrove v. Green. The case challenged an Illinois districting plan that concentrated voters into large districts in the center of the state and did not balance for population. The Court reasoned that districting was a political question for the states to decide without judicial interference. This opinion was overturned less than 20 years later in Baker v. Carr, which set judicial standards for invoking political question doctrine.
Learn more about political question doctrine from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law.
