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No criminal

Posted by Bec Hamilton on 8th February 2010

You showed us the crime but not the criminal – is the basic message from the ICC’s Pre-Trial Chamber I to the Prosecutor.

At 103 pages their actual decision is significantly more detailed than that, but in essence the judges decided not to confirm the charges against Abu Garda not because they do not think that the attack on Haskanita did not happen, and not because they do not think that was a crime - but simply because they did not find substantial grounds to believe that Abu Garda himself played …

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The ICC’s blunder on Sudan

Posted by Nesrine Malik on 5th February 2010

The ICC’s decision that Omar al-Bashir may be charged with genocide has played into the hands of the Sudanese regime.

Yesterday, the international criminal court decided that Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, may be charged with genocide. Bashir has a knack for being in places that embarrass the court when such rulings are made. Last March, when a warrant for his arrest for war crimes and crimes against humanity was issued, he was in front of TV cameras in north Darfur. Yesterday, he was in Qatar meeting the emir for talks on …

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Africa warns international court over Sudan decision

Posted by Emmanuel Goujon (AFP) on 5th February 2010

ADDIS ABABA — The African Union on Friday said the International Criminal Court’s decision to consider adding genocide charges to an arrest warrant for President Omar el-Beshir harms Sudan’s peace process.
“The AU reiterates that the search for justice should be pursued in a manner not detrimental to the search for peace. The latest decision by the ICC runs in the opposite direction,” the pan-African body said in a statement.
An appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday ordered a review of Beshir’s arrest warrant for alleged atrocities …

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Court ordered to rule again on Darfur genocide charge

Posted by Mike Corder, Associated Press Writer on 3rd February 2010

The International Criminal Court was ordered on Wednesday to reconsider indicting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with waging genocide in Darfur.

Appeals judges said the court was wrong to conclude in March that there was insufficient evidence to merit charging Mr. al-Bashir with three genocide counts. Instead, it had charged him with seven counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for allegedly orchestrating a campaign of murder, torture, rape and forced expulsions in Darfur province.

The standard of proof the court sought for genocide charges “was higher and more demanding than …

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No criminal

You showed us the crime but not the criminal – is the basic message from the ICC’s Pre-Trial Chamber I to the Prosecutor.

At 103 pages their actual decision is …

Blog

The ICC’s blunder on Sudan

The ICC’s decision that Omar al-Bashir may be charged with genocide has played into the hands of the Sudanese regime.

Yesterday, the international criminal court decided that Sudan’s president, Omar …

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Africa warns international court over Sudan decision

ADDIS ABABA — The African Union on Friday said the International Criminal Court’s decision to consider adding genocide charges to an arrest warrant for President Omar el-Beshir harms Sudan’s peace …

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Sudanese leader to face genocide charges

Appeal judges at the International Criminal Court have reversed an earlier decision not to charge Sudanese president Omar el Bashir with genocide. This means the indicted president could face additional …

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ICC Outreach Programme

Concerned about misunderstanding among Kenyans on the International Criminal Court, officials from the court have now officially began a public awareness campaign beginning with journalists. As we reported exclusively on …

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Al Bashir case : Pre-Trial Chamber I to decide anew on the genocide charge, 03.02.10

Decision of the Appeals Chamber, issued on 3 February, 2010, to direct Pre-Trial Chamber I to decide anew whether or not the arrest warrant should be extended to cover the …

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The President of the Assembly visits Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Addis Ababa

The President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, H.E. Mr. Christian Wenaweser (Liechtenstein), visited Uganda from 24 to 27 January 2010 …

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Court ordered to rule again on Darfur genocide charge

The International Criminal Court was ordered on Wednesday to reconsider indicting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with waging genocide in Darfur.

Appeals judges said the court was wrong to conclude in …

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STL president lectures at USJ about international justice (The Daily

During his first visit in Lebanon as president of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), Antonio Cassese made the most of the opportunity to highlight the major issues concerning international criminal courts of law. As former president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the Italian jurist knows his subject

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ICC Dismisses Charges Against Darfurian Rebel (Scoop.co.nz)

The International Criminal Court (ICC) today declined to confirm the charges made against a rebel leader accused of directing the September 2007 attack that killed a dozen African Union peacekeepers in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region, citing ...

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Lack of evidence scuppers Garda trial (Independent Online)

The International Criminal Court will not charge Darfur rebel chief Bahar Idriss Abu Garda in connection with the killing of 12 African Union peacekeepers in 2007.

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Manic Monday Links Dumping (Foreign Policy Blogs)

I was traveling all weekend without internet access and I will be gone for much of this week and am not certain if I’ll have internet while I am away. As a result, a relatively commentary-free links dump: Texas in Africa is tired of folks in the media asserting that the crises in the Democratic Republic [...]





The statement is longer than what we have given you but there are parts which are not clear from the fax …



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Personally I think President Mouseveni of the Republic of Uganda should be investigated for his own role in violations of the …



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‘Tear Gas’, huh.. OK! That’s al-Bashir’s Sudan for you. (I don’t recommend a visit there, probably either Omar or his pal, …



I admit I don’t know much but I do know Both UN & AU Peacekeepers who were in Sudan would not …



The example of Fujimori is encouraging. I hope it won’t take as long to prosecute Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of …



As difficult as it is to prove ‘Child Soldiers.’ Other Courts, such as the Special Court for Sierra Leone, have already …