ICC prosecutor argues against release of Congo rebel leader Bemba
Chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Monday filed arguments against releasing former Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR) rebel leader Jean Pierre Bemba [ICC materials; JURIST news...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday ordered the conditional release of former Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR) rebel leader Jean Pierre Bemba , a decision which...
ICC orders Congo rebel leader Bemba to stand trial for crimes against humanity
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday ordered former Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR) rebel leader Jean Pierre Bemba to stand trial for the alleged commission of violent...
Situation in the Central African Republic in the case of the Prosecutor v. Jean Pierre Bemba Gombo, International Criminal Court, June 15, 2009 [ordering former Democratic Republic of Congo vice-president Jean Pierre Bemba Gombo to stand trial for the alleged...
ICC begins hearing for former DRC leader accused of CAR war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday began a confirmation of charges hearing against former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba [ICC profile; JURIST...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday temporarily postponed proceedings against former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba because another member...
Philippines rebels, militia could be prosecuted under new US child soldier law: HRW
Leaders of both Philippine rebel groups and government militias could be held responsible for the use of child soldiers under a new US law, according to a Wednesday statement by Human Rights Watch ....
Uganda generals could be prosecuted under new US child soldier law: report
Senior officers in the Ugandan military could held responsible for the use of child soldiers under a new US law, according to a Monday report in Kampala's Daily Monitor. The Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2008...
The Security Council's Struggle over Darfur and International Justice
JURIST Guest Columnist David Scheffer, who formerly led the US delegation in UN talks creating the International Criminal Court (ICC) and is now at Northwestern University School of Law, recalls the original intent behind Article 16 of the Rome Statute...
JURIST Guest Columnist David Scheffer, former US Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues (1997-2001), now at Northwestern University School of Law, reflects on the tenth anniversary of the conclusion of negotiations on the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal...
