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Genocide
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International Law Prof Blog
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has decided to initiate a selection process for new international judges for the United Nations-backed Cambodia genocide tribunal, and stressed that the Government must provide full…
International Law Prof Blog
ICTR Refers a Case to the Rwandan High Court
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has referred the case of Charles Sikubwabo to the authorities in Rwanda, who will in turn send it for trial by the Rwandan…
International Law Prof Blog
Another Judge Resigns from Cambodia Tribunal
A second judge has resigned from the Cambodia genocide tribunal after stating that he is being prevented from “properly and freely” carrying out his duties. According to a news release from…
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No Amnesty for Former Guatemalan Dictator
A judge in Guatemala has rejected the claim that former dictator Efrain Rios Montt is protected under an amnesty law from being tried on charges of genocide.Rios Montt, 85, was in power…
International Law Prof Blog
ICTR transfers case to Rwandan national authorities
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), set up to try persons responsible for the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has decided to transfer to Rwandan authorities the case of Fulgence Kayishema,…
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Alleged Rwandan Genocide Participant Could be Stripped of Citizenship and Deported
From WMUR:Prosecutors and defense attorneys are describing the federal trial of a Rwandan woman as, "A case about lies."Beatrice Munyenyezi, 41, is accused of lying about her role in the…
International Law Prof Blog
Mladic Trial to Begin on May 14, 2012
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced that the trial of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military chief facing charges of genocide and other war crimes, will…
International Law Prof Blog
ICTR Affirms Referral of Case to National Court System in Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has dismissed an appeal by a former pastor accused of inciting attacks against Tutsi civilians, reaffirming its decision to refer him for trial…
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ICTY Charges Contempt of Court Against Witness in Karadžic Trial
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has charged a former Serb municipal official with contempt of court for failing to comply with orders to testify in the trial of…
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More Rulings from the ICTR Appellate Chamber
The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has reduced the sentences of two former senior officials found guilty in 2008 after a number of their convictions…