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Genocide
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International Law Prof Blog
Nigeria Was Asked to Arrest Omar Al-Bashir
The International Criminal Court (ICC) requested Nigeria to arrest Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, who is wanted for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, while he was on a…
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Former Guatelmalan Leader Guilty of Genocide
A Guatemalan court on Friday found Gen. Efraín Ríos Montt, the former leader of Guatemala "during one of the bloodiest periods of its long civil war, guilty of genocide and crimes…
International Law Prof Blog
“Brother Number Two” Found Fit to Stand Trial Before Cambodia Tribunal
The trial chamber of the United Nations-backed court in Cambodia that is trying those accused of genocide and crimes against humanity ruled last week that Nuon Chea, also knows as…
International Law Prof Blog
UN General Assembly Debates the Role of the International Criminal Justice System in Reconciliation
The United Nations General Assembly today held its first ever debate on the role of the international criminal justice system in reconciliation, with its president stressing the vital part it…
International Law Prof Blog
Former Head of State Finally on Trial for Genocide in Guatemala — Case Marks the First Time that Any Former Head of State is Being Tried for Genocide by a National Tribunal
The top United Nations human rights official has applauded the beginning of the “historic” trial of Guatemala’s former head of State and former head of intelligence who are both accused…
International Law Prof Blog
ICTR Sentences Former Government Minister to 35 Years for Genocide, Incitement to Genocide, and Crime Against Humanity
A trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has sentenced a former government minister, Augustin Ngirabatware, to 35 years imprisonment for genocide, direct and public incitement to commit…
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ICTY Sentences Bosnian Serb Military Chief to Life Imprisonment for Genocide
A United Nations war crimes tribunal last week sentenced a former Bosnian Serb military chief to life imprisonment after convicting him of genocide and other crimes linked in part to…
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UN Security Council Extends Terms of Five ICTR Judges
The Security Council has extended the term of office of five judges serving with the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to facilitate the completion of the court’s…
International Law Prof Blog
ICC Indictees Remain at Large and Darfur Crimes Continue
Crimes against civilians are still being committed against civilians in Sudan’s Darfur region, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) told the United Nations Security Council last week,…
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UN Criminal Tribunals are Making Progress in Completing Work, but Still Face Many Challenges
The United Nations war crimes tribunals set up in the wake of the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s and the 1994 genocide in Rwanda are making progress in completing their…