International Criminal Law, Corruption, and Law Enforcement

ICC Appeals Chamber Dismisses Appeal Relating to Temporal Scope of Charges in The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang (December 13, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On December 13, 2013, a majority of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court dismissed the Prosecutor’

ICSID Tribunal Finds Lack of Jurisdiction in Metal-Tech Ltd. v. Republic of Uzbekistan (October 4, 2013)

Author: 
Djurdja Lazic

In Metal-Tech Ltd. v.

ICC Assembly of States Parties Amends Court’s Rules of Procedure and Evidence and Adopts New Rules (November 28, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

At the Twelfth Session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ASP), which concluded on November 28, 2013, the ASP adopted several new rules and

South African Court of Appeals Orders Police to Investigate Alleged Crimes Against Humanity in Zimbabwe (November 27, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On November 27, 2013, South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal held in National Commissioner of the

ICC Kenyatta Trial Chamber Reconsiders Decision on Presence of Accused at Trial (November 26, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On November 26, 2013, Trial Chamber V(b) of the International Criminal Court reconsidered its previous decision excus

Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal Issues Death Sentences (November 3, 2013; November 5, 2013)

Author: 
Kathleen A. Doty

The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh reportedly sentenced

UN Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking Report Finds Lack of Reintegration for Victims (October 14, 2013)

Author: 
Kathleen A. Doty

A new UN-backed report,

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Nominates New Judge to Šešelj case (October 31, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

Judge Carmel Agius, Acting President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, issued a decision assig

Closing Arguments Conclude in Case 002/01 at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (October 31, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

The Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) concluded 10 days of closing statements in Case 002/01 against Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea.

Special Tribunal for Lebanon Trial Chamber Holds First Pre-Trial Conference in Ayyash et al. Case (October 29, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

A Trial Chamber of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon held its first pre-trial conference in the Ayyash et al.