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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 Jul Weekly News Wrap: Monday, July 21, 2014
...remains. Britain’s new Foreign Secretary Philip Hammonds reiterated his position from two years ago that if Britain does not get good renegotiation, it should leave the European Union. A former Libyan Islamist commander who says he suffered years of torture by Muammar Gaddafi’s henchmen after British and U.S. spies handed him over to Libya will try this week to overturn a ruling blocking legal action against the British government. The remains of 284 victims of the Bosnian war were laid to rest on Sunday having been unearthed from what is...
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...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...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...29 Mar Weekend Roundup: March 22-28, 2014
This week on Opinio Juris, Kevin accused the ICC of fiddling while Libya burns, and relayed news in the Libyan press that Al-Senussi’s and Gaddafi’s trial will start mid-April. He also analysed whether Luis Moreno-Ocampo’s possible representation of LRA victims at the ICC would amount to a conflict of interest. Roger followed up on his earlier post about using trade remedies to enforce arbitration awards to argue that these remedies are WTO compliant. Kristen discussed sanctions against Russia and Julian asked whether the US’ spying on Huawei violates international law....08 Dec African Withdrawals Mask the Real Issue at the Assembly of States Parties 15
...far more conservative approach to case selection, the processes of preliminary examination and complementarity means that the Court is not designed to have its success measured purely by the number of cases it completes, but also whether its presence can encourage effective domestic prosecutions, and some may argue serve as a deterrent. A simple data comparison of successful prosecutions to illustrate effectiveness therefore ignores that the ‘objective’ by which effectiveness is measured against, differs between the three organisations. The budget issue is in essence not new, but it is vital...06 Feb The PTC’s Bizarre Request for Additional Information About Afghanistan
...the Court has been or is being committed”; (2) admissibility is not an issue; and (3) there are no “substantial reasons to believe that an investigation would not serve the interests of justice.” There is no question that the OTP’s request for authorization satisfies requirements 1 and 3, and it cannot seriously be argued that complementarity — the first aspect of the admissibility requirement — counsels against opening the Afghanistan investigation. As the request itself notes, none of the relevant parties (the Afghan government, the US government, and the armed...
22 Dec Between Sovereignty and Universality: Iran’s Draft Bill on International Crimes in Comparative Perspective
...2025, the Iranian government submitted the IDBIC to the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) for legislative consideration. The Bill must be situated within this global movement towards the nationalisation of ICL. Its preamble explicitly frames the initiative as a response to the international community’s rejection of impunity for perpetrators of core international crimes, emphasising that the globalisation of ICL—particularly through the adoption of the Rome Statute and its principle of complementarity—has provided the normative basis for national criminalisation. The preamble further grounds the Bill in Islamic and constitutional principles. It highlights...