26
Mar
Symposium on Prosecuting Heads of State for International Crimes: Prosecuting the Head of Government in Absentia for International Crimes – The Curious Case of Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina
[Quazi Omar Foysal is a Bangladeshi-qualified international lawyer, currently pursuing PhD at La Trobe University, Australia] Following the fall of the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024, the interim government had three options to pursue accountability for the atrocious crimes that preceded that development. These included referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC), the establishment of an ad...