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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Appeals Chamber Delivers Judgment in Bizimungu Case (June 30, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On June 30, 2014, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (the Court) delivered

The Arrest Warrant Against The Liberian President, Charles Taylor

On June 4, 2003, the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) issued an arrest warrant against Charles Taylor, the incumbent President of Liberia. When the warrant was issued, Mr. Taylor was traveling to Ghana for talks with Liberian rebel groups to end a four-year civil war that has destabilized West Africa.
 
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8
Issue: 
16
Author: 
Cesare P.R. Romano and André Nollkaemper
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International Criminal Law, Corruption, and Law Enforcement
International Organizations
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East African Court of Justice Rules in Serengeti Highway Case (June 20, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On June 20, 2014, the East African Court of Justice at Arusha, First Instance Division (the Court), issued

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African Court on Human and People’s Rights Denies Reparations in Mtikila Case (June 13, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On June 13, 2014, the African Court on Human and People’s Rights (the Court) issued its

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Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC Commits Former President of Côte d’Ivoire, to Trial (June 12, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On June 12, 2014, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court confirmed, by majority, the charges against Laurent Gbagbo,

The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones) in United Nations Peacekeeping: The Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Inspired by the successes of unmanned drone (unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs) surveillance of western countries, the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations towards the end of 2012 announced that it intended to actually begin using such technology in peacekeeping operations.[1] Subsequently, in January 2013, the UN announced that it would deploy UAVs for surveillance in the Kivu provinces (North and South) of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) “to improve awareness and promote deterrence to those who move ar

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Topic 1
Volume: 
18
Issue: 
13
Author: 
Kasaija Phillip Apuuli
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Pre-Trial Chamber II of the ICC Commits Bosco Ntaganda to Trial (June 9, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On June 9, 2014, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (the Court) unanimously