JURIST Guest Columnist David Scheffer of the Northwestern University School of Law says that although the US is not an official member of the International Criminal Court, it can nonetheless promote international justice through strengthening its unofficial ties to the...
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Sudan's Ministry of Justice on Tuesday appointed a new special prosecutor for crimes committed in Darfur . Justice Minister Mohamed Bushara Dousa announced Yasir Ahmed Mohamed, a senior counselor, as the new prosecutor...
Malawi declines to host African Union summit over al-Bashir invitation
The government of Malawi announced on Friday that it will not host the African Union (AU) summit in July after the AU invited Sudanese president and war crimes suspect Omar al-Bashir ...
ICC prosecutor: cut off aid for countries refusing to arrest al-Bashir
International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo said Monday that economic or other aid should be refused to those countries that assist Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir in evading...
US House panel votes to cut off aid to countries hosting Sudan president
The US House of Representatives Appropriations Committee approved legislation Thursday that would suspend foreign aid to countries that host Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir who is wanted by the International Criminal...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday remarked on her visit to South Sudan, praising the country's development and calling on the new nation to commit to a human rights infrastructure of...
JURIST Columnist Charles C. Jalloh of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law examines the role of Alternate Judge El Hadji Malick Sow in Charles Taylor's trial and recent conviction and discusses the implications of Sow's decision to publicly disagree...
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir issued a resolution Sunday declaring a state of emergency in areas near the border with South Sudan and suspending the constitution. The move follows the arrest Saturday of four people...
UN rights chief urges Sudan and South Sudan to stop violence
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called Tuesday for the governments of Sudan and South Sudan to cease the recent violence which has led to civilian casualties on both sides. Pillay...
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo told the Associated Press on Friday that he is certain that fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony will be arrested this year . Moreno-Ocampo pointed to...