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24 Aug “Libya Will Advance on the Road to Freedom”
...us all…. From this day forward, Libya is a free, self-governing republic…. She will advance on the road to freedom, the path of unity and social justice, … where injustice and exploitation are banished, … where all will be free, brothers within a society in which, with God’s help, prosperity and equality will … rule us all.” ~ Muammar Gaddafi, September 1, 1969 announcing the coup against the government of King Idris. Just a gentle reminder not to get too excited about the forces of change sweeping the Middle East....21 Sep U.S. to Delist “Good” Terrorist Group
...have been paid to shill for delisting — supporting “good” terrorists is, of course, one of the few bipartisan acts still possible in the U.S. — are guilty of providing material support to terrorists, a felony punishable by life in prison. They will never be prosecuted, of course; now that MEK’s history of violence (all of six months old) has been consigned to the memory hole, Obama’s hypocritical “look forward, not backward” mantra automatically applies. BONUS TRIVIA: The MEK’s lobbying firm, Brown Lloyd James, has also worked for Gaddafi and...24 Jan Crisis in The Gambia: How Africa is Rewriting Jus ad Bellum
...a few others, have attracted the most attention in scholarship on the law governing the use of force by states. One region that has received lesser attention is Africa. This is unfortunate because recent developments in Africa are challenging some of the cardinal principles of jus ad bellum. The unfolding crisis in The Gambia is one example. Adama Barrow, a real estate developer, defeated long-term incumbent Yahya Jammeh in the presidential election held on December 1st, 2016. Unexpectedly for an eccentric Gaddafi-like authoritarian leader, who vowed to rule The Gambia...17 Aug This Is Why People Think the ICC Is Unfairly Targeting Africa
...no reason to believe, however, that the warrant for al-Werfalli will be any more successful than the ones for Gaddafi and al-Senussi: the LNA has already made clear they will not surrender him to the ICC, and the GNA has zero prospect at present of capturing him. On Wednesday, Rodrigo Duterte, the President of the Philippines, instructed his police to shoot human-rights activists who are “obstructing justice” by investigating his war against (alleged) drug dealers. That war has involved at least 7,000 extrajudicial killings in the past 13 months and...
30 Jun The Early Stages of ICC Proceedings: Why the Court Must Ensure Access to Justice for Victims and Suspects (Part II: The Other Party to ICC Proceedings: The Case for Establishing a Clear Framework on Defence Rights in the Early Stages)
...victims counsel to know when a matter affecting their interests was being dealt with. The protection of sensitive prosecution material would remain possible through the use of confidential ex parte filings where this is justified for the protection of persons and investigation processes, as noted by the Chamber in Gaddafi & Al Senussi . Ensuring that filings are classified properly from first instance, as ‘confidential’ or ‘confidential ex parte’ as appropriate, would allow a designated counsel to have file access, and put them in a position to address the PTC as...
27 Nov Vie for the Big Guy: Developing Practice or Déja-Vu?
...personal immunity. In 2001, the French Court of Cassation ruled against an order by the Court of Appeal of Paris in relation to the Libyan head of state, Muammar Gaddafi’s complicity in the commission of ‘crimes, regardless of [their] gravity’. The Court of second instance further characterized the decision to recommend the investigation of the complaint as a ‘disregard’ of the ‘customary law on the immunity granted to foreign heads of state […] consistently recognized by international society’. Some two years later, when a complaint was lodged by a civil...28 May Rebels in Syria Threaten Genocide Against the Shia
...to replace the murderous Assad regime. Regime change is not the same thing as regime improvement. Moreover, even if a new regime would be generally better than the Assad regime, that does not mean it would not do terrible things to certain disfavored groups. That is a lesson we should have learned in Libya: although no one is shedding tears for the Gaddafi regime, the new Libyan government has proven all too willing to commit atrocities against groups such as the Tawerghans. Indeed, as I discuss in this essay, there...12 Sep Weekday News Wrap: Wednesday, September 12, 2012
...Policy’s piece helps explain why Obama might be a little cold on a meeting. A Libyan judge has suspended the trial of Buzeid Dorda, a top intelligence officer in Gaddafi’s regime, after an appeal of unconstitutionality was entered by the defense. The UN has calculated that the Taliban raked in more than $400 million from various sources last year. US missions in Cairo and Benghazi were attacked yesterday, resulting in the loss of at least one State Department official, after protests broke out regarding a film allegedly offensive to Islam....11 Sep Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
...are in “difficult” talks with representatives of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, as Greece was asked once again to cut its spending. The AMICC blog points to a recent report by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs that states 70% of Americans support the US’ joining the International Criminal Court. A recent video shows approximately 20 Syrian soldiers being summarily executed in the northern city of Aleppo. Officials in Muammar Gaddafi’s regime are now on trial in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing case. Hungary...03 Aug Where Can I Get One of Those Swatches?
When I wrote my account of Melinda Taylor and her team’s detention, I somehow missed this gem in the OPCD’s response: 381. The inability of the particular prosecution authorities assigned to the case of Mr. Gaddafi to conduct credible or effective investigations and prosecutions is amply demonstrated by the fact that these same prosecution authorities claimed that an ordinary swatch watch worn by the ICC interpreter, was in fact a ‘spy watch’ (with video or GPS capabilities so hidden that even she and the swatch makers were unaware of them),...