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Genocide
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International Law Prof Blog
ICTY Dismisses Karadzic’s Motion for Acquittal on 10 Counts of the Indictment Against Him, but Grants Him One
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has dismissed Radovan Karadžic’s oral motion for acquittal on 10 counts of the indictment against him, but granted his motion in…
International Law Prof Blog
ICTR Transfers Another Case to the Courts of Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has transferred to Rwandan authorities the case of Aloys Ndimbati, a former local government official charged with crimes against humanity. Mr. Ndimbati, who was…
International Law Prof Blog
Rwandan Gacaca Courts End Operations
Yesterday, the Rwandan community courts known as gacaca courts, which were set up to hear genocide-related cases, concluded their operations after ten years of work. The courts were established by the…
International Law Prof Blog
ICTR Transfers Fifth Case to Rwandan Authorities
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has transferred to Rwandan authorities the case of Bernard Munyagishari, a former Government official charged with crimes against humanity. He is accused of recruiting,…
International Law Prof Blog
ICC Prosecutor Tells Security Council Members to Help Execute Its Arrest Warrants
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno-Ocampo today called on the United Nations Security Council to adopt measures to ensure the arrest of Sudanese leaders indicted for…
International Law Prof Blog
Life Imprisonment for Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity — ICTR Convicts Rwanda’s Former Youth Minister
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has convicted the country’s former youth minister of genocide and crimes against humanity, and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The ICTR convicted Callixte Nzabonimana of genocide,…
International & Transnational Criminal Law
Mungwarere Genocide Trial Begins
By Rob Currie
The trial of Jacques Mungwarere on charges of participating in the Rwandan genocide begins today in Ottawa. Coverage here. This is Canada's second trial since bringing in the Crimes Against…
International Law Prof Blog
Mladic Trial Opens in the Hague
The trial of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military chief, opened yesterday in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Mladic is charged with genocide, crimes against…
International Law Prof Blog
ICTR Appeals Chamber Reduces Life Sentence for Rwandan Army Major Found Guilty of Genocide, War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and Violations of the Geneva Convention
The appeals chamber of the United Nations tribunal trying key suspects implicated in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda today commuted a convict’s life sentence to 35 years in prison after…
International Law Prof Blog
ICTR Appeals Chamber Dismisses Request to Stay Transfer of Case to Rwandan Judicial System
The appeals chamber of the United Nations tribunal trying key suspects implicated in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda today dismissed a motion filed by an indicted suspect in which he…