On 14 May 2013, the Defence for Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta submitted its “Observations on Estimated Time Required to Prepare for Trial”, requesting that Trial Chamber V of the International Criminal Court: Order the Victims and Witnesses Unit to identify the date by which protective measures will be implemented in respect of each of five… Read more »
On 9 May 2013 Muhammad Kamaruzzaman was convicted for the crimes of mass murder as well as torture. The ICT convicted him of five out of seven counts and imposed the death sentence on Kamaruzzaman. Kamaruzzaman was convicted “of masterminding what the prosecution described as one of the bloodiest single episodes in the independence war – the… Read more »
José Efraín Ríos Montt, el ex presidente de Guatemala que está siendo juzgado por un tribunal guatemalteco por la presunta comisión de los delitos de genocidio y crímenes de Guerra, rompió por fin ayer su silencio para declararse inocente en el juicio tras las alegaciones finales de la defensa. Los cargos se relaciona a su… Read more »
In the closing of defence arguments yesterday, José Efraín Ríos Montt, the former President of Guatemala, on trial for genocide and war crimes, broke his silence for the first time in the proceedings in order to declare his innocence. The charges against Ríos Montt relate to his alleged responsibility for the massacres committed in Ixil… Read more »
A guest blog by David Hammond The 100 Series Rules for the Use of Force (RUF), as submitted to the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), have now been published and may be downloaded from the website at www.100seriesrules.com . This work represents a culmination of over 20 months work by the… Read more »
Trial Chamber V of the ICC has issued an order postponing the start of the trial in the Ruto and Sang Case. The trial was supposed to start on 28 May 2013. The new trial date will be set by the Trial Chamber in due course. The postponement of the trial date, follows a request submitted by the… Read more »
Kenyatta Submits Observations on ICC Trial Date
ICT: Muhammad Kamaruzzaman Sentenced to Death
José Efrain Ríos Montt se Declara Inocente en el Primer Juicio por Genocidio Contra un Ex Presidente en América Latina
José Efraín Ríos Montt Declares his Innocence in the First Latin American Trial of a Former President for Genocide