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IJT 105 contents:
| International criminal justice under pressure | ||
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International judges and prosecutors claim to do their utmost to ensure that the practice of international criminal law satisfies fundamental principles. In practice, however, those principles often take second place to notions of human and humanitarian rights. |
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| Rwanda suspects living in NL | ||
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“I am the victim of a politically-motivated slander campaign by Rwanda’s dictatorial government,” says Pierre-Claver Karangwa. This former major in the Rwandan army is being accused of participating in the 1994 genocide in his home country. |
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| Ocampo in Kenya " to listen" | ||
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Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luís Moreño Ocampo will be visiting Kenya next week as part of his investigation into the country’s 2007-8 post-election violence. Before leaving for his week long trip to Nairobi, Ocampo spoke to the IJT about the case. |
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| Videla faces new charges | ||
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Former Argentine military leader Jorge Rafael Videla has been charged with an additional 49 cases of kidnapping, torture and murder. He will also be tried in September for stealing 33 babies of political opponents. |
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| Belgium votes to ban burqa in public | ||
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Belgian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to ban wearing the Islamic burqa or niqab in public. Other European countries might follow suit. |
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| Liberia considers war crimes tribunal | ||
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Liberia is considering trying perpetrators of the worst crimes committed during its 1989-2003 civil war, Justice Minister Christiana Tah said last month. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has set up a committee to advise on whether prosecutions should go ahead. |
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| UN pushes for piracy tribunals | ||
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International tribunals should be established to try pirates, the UN said last week. The 15-member Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution aimed at making it easier to prosecute and imprison pirates operating off the coast of Somalia. In recent years, dozens of ships have been seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden. |
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