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UN senior official addresses sexual violence issues in Cambodia and Kenya
UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura on Friday welcomed the recent ruling by Cambodia’s genocide tribunal to annul a previous ruling that would have prevented it from trying cr (More) |
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ICC prosecutor agrees to delay trial of 4 Kenyans
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Tuesday agreed to delay the trial of four Kenyans accused of committing crimes against humanity. Kenyan presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta , who is one of the four men charge (More) |
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Jurisdiction and the Political Question Doctrine: Integrity Suit against Kenyatta and Ruto
JURIST Guest Columnist Miano Maina, an LL.M. candidate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2013, argues that the High Court of Kenya exceeded its jurisdiction when adjudicating an integrity suit against International Criminal Cou (More) |
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Kenya government sued for police brutality during 2007 post-election violence
The Kenyan government is being sued for police brutality in the violence that followed the country's 2007 presidential election . The suit has been brought against the government by the families of seven victims and eight wounded survivors, along wi (More) |
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Kenya presidential candidate asks ICC to postpone trial
Kenyan presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday to postpone his trial. Kenyatta, a former finance minister, argues that his defense team needs more time to respond to evidence revealed to them (More) |
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Kenya post-election violence suspect asks ICC to review trial decision
Lawyers for Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday filed a motion in the International Criminal Court (ICC) asking for a review of the court's decision to proceed with the trial against Kenyatta. The defense claimed that the prosecution (More) |
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Kenya presidential candidates facing ICC trial announce joint election campaign
Two Kenyans facing charges in the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Sunday that they will be running together in the country's upcoming presidential race. Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and former cabinet minister William Ruto are (More) |
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ICC: Kenya must fully cooperate in post-election violence investigation
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda expressed concern on Thursday that Kenya's government had delayed in turning over evidence to the ICC regarding the country's 2007-08 post-election violence . Bensouda also expres (More) |
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ICC Chief Procecutor visits Kenya to prepare for post-election violence trial
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Monday began her first official visit to Kenya with a statement that the ICC will not delay the scheduled trial of four Kenyans facing charges of crimes against humanity, even (More) |
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ICC prosecutor updates charges in Kenya cases
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda on Monday filed an updated version of the charges against the four defendants in the two cases stemming from the 2007 Kenyan post-election violence . The revision of the doc (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.