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Israel probe of Gaza fighting not impartial: HRW
February 7, 2010
[JURIST] Israel has not shown that it will conduct a thorough and impartial investigation of alleged war crimes during the January 2009 Gaza conflict [JURIST news archive], Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] said [press release] Sunday. HRW said that it met with lawyers from the Israel Defe....... [more] 
Lebanon tribunal head says Hariri probe on track
February 6, 2010
[JURIST] The head of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) [official website; JURIST news archive] Friday reassured [press release] the Lebanese public that the investigation is on track. When asked about the progress of the investigation into the death of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Harir....... [more]
ICTY again charges Serb nationalist leader with contempt of court
February 5, 2010
[JURIST] The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website] on Thursday charged [order, PDF; press release] former Serbian Radical Party (SRS) [official website, in Serbian] leader Volislav Seselj [ICTY materials; JURIST news archive] with contempt of the court........ [more]
UN chief unsure whether Israel, Palestine war crimes reports comply with UN mandate
February 5, 2010
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon [official website] said Thursday that it is unclear [BBC report] whether Israel and Palestine have fully met UN demands [JURIST report] to set up a commission to investigate war crimes that may occurred during the Gaza conflict [JURIST news archive]. The UN....... [more]
Spain court rules judge Garzon may have exceeded authority in Franco probe
February 4, 2010
[JURIST] A Spanish Supreme Court [official website] judge ruled on Thursday that National Court judge Baltasar Garzon [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] may have exceeded his jurisdictional authority when he launched an investigation [JURIST report] into war crimes allegedly committed under Francisc....... [more]
ICC orders trial chamber to reconsider al-Bashir genocide charges
February 3, 2010
[JURIST] The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] on Wednesday reversed [decision, PDF; press release] a Pre-Trial Chamber decision that denied the application for an arrest warrant on genocide charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [JURIST news arc....... [more]
Former Bosnian army commander arrested for war crimes
February 1, 2010
[JURIST] Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Monday arrested [press release] former Bosnian Army commander Zulfikar Alispago for war crimes allegedly committed during the Bosnian civil war [JURIST news archive]. Alispago, the former commander of a special unit known as "Zulfikar," is under inv....... [more]
ICC prosecutor expects genocide charge against al-Bashir
January 29, 2010
[JURIST] Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] Luis Moreno-Ocampo [official profile] said [Reuters report] Thursday that he believes the ICC's appeals chamber will add a genocide charge to the case against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [BBC profile; JURIST....... [more]
US war crimes ambassador says US unlikely to join ICC in 'foreseeable future'
January 28, 2010
[JURIST] US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp [official profile] said Thursday that no US president is likely to present the Rome Statute [text] of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] to the US Senate for ratification in the "foreseeable future." Speaking a....... [more]
Uganda war crimes court may include foreign judges
January 27, 2010
[JURIST] Ugandan Principal Judge James Ogoola said Monday that the newly established War Crimes Division (WCD) [official website, JURIST news archive] of the High Court will seek to recruit foreign judges. Ogoola explained the need [New Vision report] for foreign judges, citing the international nat....... [more]
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