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The Evolving Nature of Universal Jurisdiction in Rwanda [comment]
March 28, 2013 by Michael Muha
JURIST Guest Columnist Eric Leonard, the Henkel Family Chair in International Affairs at Shenandoah University, argues that the ongoing pursuit of justice 19 years after the Rwandan genocide is a positive step for international criminal justice that should be praised, not dismissed...Around this.... [more]
Senegal reversed decision to deport Chad ex-dictator [this day at law]
July 10, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On July 10, 2011, Senegal reversed its decision to deport former Chad dictator Hissene Habre back to Chad after UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay warned of possible torture. Pillay issued the plea to stay Habre's deportation to Chad after the nation's courts sentenced him to death.... [more]
UK PM sought to limit war crimes arrest warrants [this day at law]
March 4, 2012 by Cynthia Miley
On March 4, 2010, United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Gordon Brown proposed tighter restrictions on the use of politically motivated arrest warrants for foreign leaders accused of war crimes. Brown said that he would seek to limit "the evidential basis on which arrest warrants can be allowed" and.... [more]
Supreme Court Precedent and Corporate Liability for Torture [op-ed]
March 2, 2012 by Jonathan Cohen
JURIST Contributing Editor Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says that while deciding Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, the Supreme Court should be mindful of precedent that supports universal jurisdiction and corporate liability when it comes to human rights violations....... [more]
UK passes law limiting arrests under universal jurisdiction
September 16, 2011 by Alexandra Malatesta
The UK Parliament on Thursday approved the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill, making it more difficult for ordinary citizens to obtain arrest warrants for suspected war criminals present in the UK. The controversial act removes the exclusive power of granting arrest warrants from local.... [more]
El Salvador high court refuses to arrest soldiers accused of murdering priests
August 25, 2011 by Julia Zebley
The Supreme Court of El Salvador on Wednesday blocked the arrests and extradition of nine former soldiers accused of committing the 1989 "Jesuit Massacre," defying Interpol red notices for the suspects. The court said that Spain had not presented a formal extradition request in its attempts to.... [more]
UK proposes law limiting arrests under universal jurisdiction
December 2, 2010 by Jay Carmella
The UK Parliament published legislation on Wednesday that would provide visiting foreign officials with more protection from being arrested on war crimes charges while visiting the UK. The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill would amend the current procedures under which victims of an.... [more]
War crimes complaint filed against Rumsfeld [this day at law]
November 14, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
On November 14, 2006, eleven former Abu Ghraib detainees and one Guantanamo detainee filed a criminal complaint in Germany alleging that they were subjected to torture by the US government. The complaint asked that the German Federal Prosecutor to investigate and ultimately prosecute former US.... [more]
Spanish parliament passed law limiting universal jurisdiction [this day at law]
October 15, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
On October 15, 2009, the Spanish Congress of Deputies voted 319-5 to give final approval to a law limiting use of the country's universal jurisdiction statute to those offenses committed by or against Spaniards, or where the perpetrators are in Spain. The legislation was approved by the lower.... [more]
Argentina appeals court re-opens investigation into Spain crimes under Franco
September 5, 2010 by Erin Bock
An appeals court in Argentina Friday reopened an investigation into crimes against humanity committed in Spain during the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War and the subsequent regime of General Francisco Franco. The Spanish government adopted an amnesty law in 1977 after Franco's death barring.... [more]
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