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UN rights expert urges increased scrutiny in Eritrea
May 16, 2013 by G. Redd
A UN special reporter said Tuesday that the current situation in Eritrea warrants close scrutiny from the international community. Sheila Keetharuth made the statement based on her findings during a 10-day mission to obtain knowledge from refugees in Ethiopia and Djibouti. The total number of.... [more]
ICC prosecutor decried Sudan president's 'continued crimes against humanity' [this day at law]
June 8, 2012 by Cody Harding
On June 8, 2011, International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo issued a statement accusing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of continued crimes against humanity in Darfur. Ocampo detailed Bashir's crimes, which included genocide, halting dissemination of information about.... [more]
ICC urges Djibouti to cooperate with arrest of al-Bashir
May 13, 2011 by LaToya Sawyer
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday informed the UN Security Council and the Assembly of States Parties about a recent visit by Sudanese President Omar-al Bashir to Djibouti for the inauguration of the country's president. The notice also served as a reminder to Djibouti that, as a.... [more]
German bid to block WWII damages claims puts sovereign immunity on trial [comment]
December 31, 2008 by Andrew Wood
Guillermo Otlora Lozano: The Italian rulings against Germany for crimes committed during the occupation reflect a growing trend in domestic courts' practice towards the lifting of immunities when international crimes are at stake. The ICJ has already dealt with issues of immunitie....... [more]
ICJ rules Djibouti not entitled to France documents under international agreement
June 4, 2008 by Andrew Gilmore
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Wednesday rejected Djibouti's attempt to obtain records concerning murdered French judge Bernard Borrel. Djibouti claimed that France had breached its obligation under the 1986 Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters to execute Djibouti....... [more]
Djibouti should not be given the Borrel killing case file [comment]
January 30, 2008 by Andrew Wood
Elisabeth Borrel: At the beginning the two states, France and Djibouti, and in particular their two presidents- Chirac and Guelleh- agreed to ask the International Court to intervene, because they wanted to compel the French legal authorities to give a copy of the criminal file to Djibouti....... [more]
L'affaire Borrel devant la CIJ [comment]
January 30, 2008 by Bernard Hibbitts
Bernard Nicholas: Cette audience devant la C.I.J de La Haye est en effet un pisode important de cette affaire.La Rpublique de Djibouti appuie sa demande sur un accord de coopration judiciaire pass avec la France, ds 1977 anne de l....... [more]
Djibouti pressing ICJ for control over murder probe into French judge's death
January 21, 2008 by Steve Czajkowski
Lawyers for the east African state of Djibouti Monday asked the International Court of Justice to allow the country to take over a French murder probe into the death of French judge Bernard Borrel as public hearings in Djibouti v. France began at The Hague. The case was brought by Djibouti in 2006.... [more]
ICJ schedules hearings in France-Djibouti dispute over judge's death
November 2, 2007 by Josh Camson
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague announced Friday that hearings in a case involving France and Djibouti will begin January 21, 2008. The dispute between the two countries is over whether a French judge has the authority to summon high-level Djibouti witnesses to investigate.... [more]
French judges attempt search of presidential palace in Djibouti murder probe
May 2, 2007 by Brett Murphy
Two French judges accompanied by police officers on Wednesday attempted to search France's presidential palace as part of an investigation into the 1995 death of French judge Bernard Borrel in Djibouti. The search was targeted at the African affairs department, however, the judges were not grant....... [more]
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