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Kenya refuses to release president's financial records to ICC absent court order
Kenyan Attorney General Githu Muigai told the International Criminal Court (ICC) Thursday that Kenya would not turn over financial records of President Uhuru Kenyatta without a court order in compliance with Kenyan law. Muigai noted specifically (More) |
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UN and African Union sign agreement to limit sexual violence
The UN and the African Union (AU) have signed a joint agreement on the prevention of conflict-related sexual violence in Africa. The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura , signed the document with Ambassador Sma (More) |
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ICC prosecutors request indefinite delay in trial of Kenya president
The Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday requested that the court indefinitely delay the proceedings in the trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta , which was originally scheduled for February 5. Prosec (More) |
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African Union urges members to stand against ICC trials of presidents
The African Union (AU) called Saturday for African countries to "speak with one voice" against the trials of sitting heads of state in the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The statement comes in relation to the trial of two current heads of th (More) |
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Kenya court permits ICC to arrest journalist
The High Court of Kenya on Friday refused to stop the arrest of journalist Walter Barasa, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for allegedly disrupting the prosecution in the crimes against humanity case of Kenyan Deputy Presid (More) |
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ICC delays trial for Kenya president
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday agreed to delay the trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta , which was originally schedule for February 5, after prosecutors requested more time for trial preparation. ICC Prosecutor Fatou Benso (More) |
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ICC grants Kenya leader's request to miss parts of ongoing trial
The Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday made an oral ruling that Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto [ICC materials; JURIST news archive] may be conditionally excused from attending his trial on a continuous basis (More) |
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Africa leaders meet for summit to end fighting in South Sudan
African leaders met Thursday in South Sudan for closed-door talks about ending the fighting that began in the country earlier this month. Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopia Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn met with South Sudan Presiden (More) |
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ICC reverses ruling excusing Kenya president from continuous presence at trial
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday reversed a previous decision that Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta be excused from parts of his crimes against humanity trial. In the initial ruling , the Trial Chamber stated that the excuse was " (More) |
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Security Council rejects proposal to defer Kenyan leaders' trials
The UN Security Council on Friday rejected a resolution to defer the International Criminal Court (ICC) trials of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta [ICC materials; JURIST news archive] and Deputy President William Ruto [ICC materials; JURIST news ar (More) |
World court established at The Hague
On December 13, 1920, the League of Nations Assembly, sitting in Geneva, approved the statute setting up the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague.
Learn more about the Permanent Court of International Justice. Visit the website of the Permanent Court's successor body, the International Court of Justice.
