Case Western Reserve University School of Law War Crimes Prosecution Watch

War Crimes Prosecution Watch is prepared by the International Justice Practice of the Public International Law & Policy Group and the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center of Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

Volume 4, Issue 12 – September 14, 2009

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On Wednesday, September 9, 2009, the Case Western Reserve University School of Law honored the memory of professor and former Nuremberg prosecutor Henry T. King, Jr. (1919-2009). 

Please visit http://law.case.edu/lectures/index.asp?lec_id=214 to learn about Professor King and to view the webcast of the memorial honoring his legacy and achievements.

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AFRICA

International Criminal Court

• Central African Republic & Uganda

• Reuters: Congo Ministers Attacked in Bemba Trial “Warning”
• United Press International: DRC War Crimes Suspect to Stay in Custody
• ICC: Decision Postponing the Hearings with States on Mr. Jean_Pierre Bemba Gombo’s Conditional Release
  
  

• Darfur, Sudan

• AllAfrica.com: Sudan: Panel to Back 'Home-Grown' Justice for Darfur?
• Sudan Tribune: Sudan Says Mbeki Panel to Recommend Hybrid Courts for Darfur Crimes
• AllAfrica.com: Sudan: ICC Must Consider the Security of War Victims
• Huffington Post: From Idi Amin to Al-Bashir: A Critical Moment for International Criminal Justice
  
  

• Democratic Republic of the Congo (ICC)

• ICC: Commencement of the Trial in the Case of The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui Postponed Until 24 November 2009
• Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Lubanga Trial Transformed By Victims
• AFP: DR Congo army, rebels committed 'possible war crimes': UN
• Reuters: U.N. Rights Chief Sees Possible War Crimes in Congo

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

• Reuter: Rwanda Ex-Pastor Faces Genocide Charge in Finland
• The New Times: Rwanda: 'Witness' to Sue Bruguière
• Hirondelle News Agency: Munyakazi Never Took Part in Killings at Churches – Witnesses
• Hirondelle News Agency: ICTR to Hear Three Appeals this Month
• Hirondelle News Agency: Kanyarukiga – Tutsis Had Initially Resisted Attackers in Nyange Church (Witness)

Special Court for Sierra Leone

• The Economist: Man of Peace, Man of War
• AllAfrica.com: United Nations Panel Is At The Heart of Case Against Taylor, He Saysa>
• The Trial of Charles Taylor.com: Arms Could Flow Through Liberia Without Taylor’s Consent, He Says
• Awoko: The Death of Chief Norman Was One of My Disappointments
• Awareness Times: In Sierra Leone, Rebels Final Arguments Start Today
• Awareness Times: In Sierra Leone, Special Court Prosecution Replies to Defence

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia

• The Analyst: Liberia: Bad Laws Afflict Country, Woewiyu Says, Condemns TRC Report
• Gulf Times: Liberians in Spot on War Crimes Court
• Voice of America: Liberian Diaspora in Atlanta Debates Truth Commission's Final Report
• Daily Observer: Senate Reverses Freeze on TRC Report
• BBC News: Liberia Lays War Victims to Rest

Uganda (Truth & Reconciliation & Domestic Prosecutions / Non-ICC)

• Monitor Online: ‘Strong leaders will stop Acholi land grabbers’

EUROPE

Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber

• State Court of BiH: Petar Čivčić and Branko Topola Ordered into Custody
• BIRN Justice Report: No Mandate Extension for International Judges and Prosecutors
• BIRN Justice Report: Kravica: Seven Appeals
• State Court of BiH: Marinko Ljepoja Ordered into Custody
• BIRN Justice Report: Stipe Zulj: Prosecution Files Custody Order Motion
• BIRN Justice Report: Alija Osmic Arrested

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

• China View: Arrest of Remaining Two Fugitives Major Concern for UN Yugoslavia Tribunal
• Reuters: Hague Prosecutors Trim Scope of Case Against Karadzic
• The New York Times: Karadzic Seeks Time to Ready for War Crimes Trial

MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA

Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

• VOA Khmer: Duch Mentally Stable Before Revolution: Doctor
• San Francisco Chronicle: Khmer Rouge Victims Boycott Tribunal in Cambodia
• Phnom Penh Post: Tribunal Moves on Additional Inquiries
• VOA News: Judges Find Difficulty in Tribunal's Second Case
• The Associated Press: Cambodian PM Opposes More Khmer Rouge Arrests
• The Associated Press: UN Says Khmer Rouge Tribunal Must Be Independent
• Phnom Penh Post: ECCC Judges' Plenary to Focus on Streamlining Role of Civil Parties
• VOA News: Indictments Hint at Tribunal Independence: Scholar

Iraqi High Tribunal

• Reuters: Iraqi Court Issues Warrant for Anti-Graft Official
• Reuters: Iraqi Officials Cleared of British Troop Murders

Special Tribunal for Lebanon

• Naharnet Newsdesk: International Tribunal Signs 'Interim Agreement' with INTERPOL
• The National: Syrian Sought over Hariri Killing Asserts Innocence

NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA

United States

• The Associated Press: Judge Denies Kuwaiti’s Request for Gitmo Release
• Reuters: Canada’s Top Court to Hear Guantanamo Inmate Case
• New York Times: Panel Rules Against Ashcroft in Detention Case
• United Press International: Belgium Agrees to Accept Gitmo Detainee
• The Miami Herald: Guantanamo Captives Winning Lawsuits 29-7
• Washington Post: U.S. Tried to Soften Treaty on Detainees

REPORTS

UN Reports

• The Independent: Video That Reveals Truth of Sri Lankan 'War Crimes'
• AFP: UN Condemns E Timor Militia Leader's Release
• Reuters: U.N.'s Ban Raises Alleged Killings with Sri Lanka Aide
• VOA News: UN Sees Possible War Crimes in Eastern Congo

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