An official for the International Commission of Inquiry on Friday called for an investigation into current Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and his forces' continuing attacks against supporters of former president Laurent Gbagbo ....
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Retaliatory killings in the Ivory Coast between factions loyal to ousted former president Laurent Gbagbo and current president Alassane Ouattara have continued, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Thursday. Violence has riddled...
Setting the Record Straight on International Speech Crime Law
JURIST Guest Columnist Gregory Gordon of the University of North Dakota School of Law says that in light of the case of Joshua arap Sang, and for purposes of educating the public and deterring future would-be perpetrators, we need a...
ICC prosecutor to begin investigation into Ivory Coast violence
Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday submitted a request to the court to begin an investigation into the Ivory Coast political conflict during which thousands of...
Ivory Coast president asks ICC to launch probe into crimes after disputed election
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch an investigation into alleged crimes committed as a result of the disputed presidential elections last November, according to a letter [text,...
The Ivory Coast Constitutional Council, the nation's highest court, on Thursday declared Alassane Ouattara winner of the country's disputed presidential election, reversing a previous decision. The court originally refused to ratify the results of the November election,...
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo revealed that investigators have evidence that Libyan leader Mummar Gaddafi committed crimes against humanity. During an interview with the Associated Press, Ocampo said he...
JURIST Guest Columnist David Crane of Syracuse University College of Law says International justice is beginning to require more accountability from heads of state because of new technologies which are beginning to reveal previously undetected war crimes by impious leaders......
UN rights council announces members of Ivory Coast post-election violence panel
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) announced on Tuesday the appointment of three "high-level experts" to lead the Commission of Inquiry charged with investigating allegations of human rights abuses in the Ivory Coast following elections....
Ivory Coast leader Ouattara promises legal action against Gbagbo
Ivory Coast opposition leader Alassane Ouattara announced in a televised speech Monday that he will ask his justice minister to begin legal proceedings against former president Laurent Gbagbo . Ouattara guaranteed the security of Gbagbo and his family...