ICC rejects jurisdiction challenge in Kenya cases
May 25, 2012
The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday rejected challenges to the court's jurisdiction in two cases stemming from the 2007 Kenyan post-election violence, clearing the way for trial. The pre-trial chamber confirmed charges against four suspects in January, and thei....... [more] 
Kenya senior judges declared unfit
April 26, 2012
Kenya dismissed four senior judges on Wednesday after an independent board found that they lacked integrity and were incompetent. The men removed from their position were Riaga Omollo, the Chief of the Court of Appeals, Samuel Bosire, Emmanuel Okubasu and Joseph Nyamu. Five other judges were cleared....... [more]
ICC prosecutor threatened Kenya suspects with arrest over ICC conditions
March 14, 2012
On March 14, 2011, Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo for the International Criminal Court (ICC) warned six Kenyans suspected of inciting post-election uprisings in 2007-2008 to comply with the ICC's conditions, or face formal arrest. This warning followed a summons issued a week earlier for their....... [more]
Federal judge sentenced ex-Guantanamo detainee to life imprisonment
January 25, 2012
On January 25, 2010, a judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York sentenced Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, to life in prison for his role in the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. Judge Lewis Kaplan had previously issued a rulin....... [more]
ICC confirms charges against 4 suspects for Kenya post-election violence
January 23, 2012
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday confirmed charges against four of the six suspects allegedly involved in the violence following the December 2007 Kenyan elections. Two potential presidential candidates are among the four poised to stand trial before the ICC. Deputy Prime Minister a....... [more]
ICC Effectiveness Depends on Member State Cooperation
January 3, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Eric Leonard, the Henkel Family Chair in International Affairs Political Science at Shenandoah University, says that for the International Criminal Court to become a truly effective institution of humanitarian law, member states must consistently adhere to and enforce its mand....... [more]
Kenya court issues arrest warrant for Sudan president al-Bashir
November 29, 2011
The Kenyan High Court ruled Monday that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir must be arrested if he ever returns to Kenya. The ruling was in response to al-Bashir's second visit, where Kenya joined the ranks of the other African countries that have refused to enforce the International Criminal Court ....... [more]
First Guantanamo detainee in civilian prosecution acquitted on all but one charge
November 17, 2011
On November 17, 2010, a jury in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York convicted Ahmed Khalan Ghailani of one count of conspiracy to damage or destroy US property in connection with the 2008 US embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya. Ghailani was the first ex-Guantanamo detainee....... [more]
Kenya court acquitted 17 on piracy charges
November 5, 2011
On November 5, 2010, Kenya acquitted 17 Somali pirates on charges related to a 2009 attack on the Egyptian ship MV Amira. The magistrate presiding over the proceedings ruled that the prosecution had presented insufficient evidence to sustain the charges against the defendants. The defense attorney f....... [more]
Rights group urges ICC to expand Kenya investigation
October 27, 2011
The International Criminal Court should expand its investigation into the disappearances and killings of more than 1,000 people leading up to Kenya's 2007 election, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday. The 48-page report, "'Hold Your Heart': Waiting for Justice in Kenya's Mt. Elgon Region," cla....... [more]
ICC urged Kenya to arrest al-Bashir
October 25, 2011
On October 25 2010, the International Criminal Court (ICC) requested that Kenyan authorities arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during his trip to Kenya. The ICC made the request after it issued an arrest warrant for al-Bashir in March 2009 on seven counts of war crimes and crimes against hum....... [more]
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