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Four candidates named as potential successors to ICC prosecutor
Four candidates were named Tuesday as potential successors to International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo when his nine-year term expires next year. The Search Committee for the position of the Prosecutor of the ICC sub (More) |
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Italy war crimes expert Cassese dies at 74
Antonio Cassese , a renowned Italian international war crimes expert and key figure in the establishment of two international criminal tribunals, died Saturday in Florence, Italy, at the age of 74. Cassese was the first president of the Internationa (More) |
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ICC requests explanation from Malawi for failure to arrest Sudan president
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday requested that the Republic of Malawi explain why that country's authorities failed to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [case materials; JURIST news archive] during his widely reported vis (More) |
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Rights group urges Malawi to arrest Sudan president
Amnesty International (AI) urged Malawi on Friday to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [case materials; JURIST news archive] during his visit to the country on Saturday and surrender him to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for prosec (More) |
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Sudan to adopt Islamic constitution
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] announced Wednesday that Sudan will adopt an Islamic constitution. The creation of an Islamic state, three months after the official split between Sudan and South Sudan , is intend (More) |
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USS Cole bombing suspect to face military tribunal at Guantanamo
The US Department of Defense (DOD) Wednesday officially referred charges against a high-profile Guantanamo Bay detainee who allegedly planned the 2000 attack on the USS Cole that left 17 sailors dead and 37 others injured. Saudi-born former milli (More) |
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HRW report criticizes ICC prosecutions
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to correct an imbalance in its investigations and prosecutions of war crimes and human rights violations. In a 50-page publication titled "Unfinished Business" [ (More) |
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Sudan accused of war crimes in South Kordofan region
Human rights groups Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday said they have evidence that the Sudanese army has committed war crimes in the country's South Kordofan region. Researchers from the two advocacy groups visite (More) |
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UN urges probe of Sudan Kordofan region war crimes
The UN on Monday called for a thorough investigation into alleged violations of international law and war crimes in the Southern Kordofan area of Sudan . The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the former UN Mission in Suda (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) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
