The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) , Luis Moreno-Ocampo , confirmed Friday that there has been informal contact with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi ,...
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International court presidents stress rule of law in annual reports to UN
The presidents of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday presented their respective annual reports to the UN General Assembly ,...
Four candidates named as potential successors to ICC prosecutor
Four candidates were named Tuesday as potential successors to International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo when his nine-year term expires next year. The Search Committee for the position of the Prosecutor of the...
Gaddafi son, intelligence chief reportedly seeking surrender to ICC
Son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi have reportedly attempted to leave Libya in an effort to surrender themselves to the International Criminal Court...
Gaddafi family to file ICC war crimes complaint against NATO
The family of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi announced Wednesday that they plan to file a complaint against NATO with the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its alleged role in Gaddafi's death . Lawyer...
Expedited Justice: Gaddafi's Death and the Rise of Targeted Killings
JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of Ave Maria School of Law says that the death of Muammar Gaddafi and one of his sons exemplifies an emerging trend towards the use of targeted and extrajudicial killings instead of attempts to capture...
Interim Libyan leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil said Tuesday that he intends to make Islamic Sharia law the basic source of legislation and reject any tenets in contradiction the teachings of Islam, but all in moderation to reflect Libya's...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) to investigate the apparent "mass execution" of 53 Muammar Gaddafi supporters whose bodies were discovered at...
Interim Libyan leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil said Monday that he has ordered an investigation into the death of former leader Muammar Gaddafi . He said that the National Transition Council has formed...
The Rule of Law and the Extrajudicial Killing of Muammar Gaddafi
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Curtis Doebbler of Webster University and the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations, both in Geneva, Switzerland, says the killing of Muammar Gaddafi appears to be another violation of international law involving the US, sending...