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Morocco and the International Criminal Court: Balancing National and International Law

It has been twelve years since Morocco became a signatory to the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC) —the world’s first permanent international court to…

February 7, 2012No CommentRead More

Judge Peter Tomka Elected President of International Court of Justice

The new President of the International Court of Justice will be Judge Peter Tomka of Slovakia. He will be assisted by the newly elected Vice President, Judge Bernardo Sepúlveda-Amor of…

February 7, 2012No CommentRead More

New Research on the Legality of Humanitarian Intervention Presented at EUI

New research on the legal justification for humanitarian intervention by foreign states has opened up the debate on sovereignty and human rights obligations. Ciaran Burke presented the research, entitled “The Equitable…

November 25, 2011No CommentRead More

Killing of Suspected Terrorist Anwar al-Aulaqi Raises Questions of Due Process

The assassination of suspected terrorist and United States national, Anwar al-Aulaqi, in a drone attack in Yemen on 1st October 2011 has raised questions about due process in targeted killings…

October 3, 2011No CommentRead More

Momčilo Perišić Sentenced to 27 Years for Role in Sarajevo and Srebrenica Attacks

Momčilo Perišić has been sentenced to 27 years in prison by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Mr Perišić was found guilty by the tribunal of of aiding…

September 7, 2011No CommentRead More

Special Tribunal for Lebanon Publishes Documents and Names Accused

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon has finally published full details of an indictment that names those accused of assassinating the Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri on 14th February 2005. Salim Jamil…

August 19, 2011No CommentRead More

Lucasfilm Ltd Calls on UK to Modernise Copyright Law

Lucasfilm Ltd which owns the rights to Star Wars and its related products, today issued a mixed reponse to a UK Supreme Court ruling on a copyright infringement of a…

July 28, 2011No CommentRead More

Special Tribunal for Lebanon Issues Arrest Warrants for Hariri Murder

Special Tribunal for Lebanon has issued long-awaited arrest warrants for those suspected of assassinating the former Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafiq Hariri in 2005. The sealed arrest warrants were sent to…

July 1, 2011No CommentRead More

International Criminal Court Indicts Muammar Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdualla Al-Senussi

The International Criminal Court has issued warrants for arrest for Muammar Mohammed Abu Minyar Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdullah Al-Senussi. The chamber which issued the indictments was comprised of;…

June 27, 2011No CommentRead More

Augustin Bizimungu Sentenced to 30 Years for Rwandan Genocide

Augustin Bizimungu, the former Chief of the Rwandan Army, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. A three judge panel found him…

May 18, 2011No CommentRead More