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UN Security Council Resolution 2132 on Hostilities in South Sudan (December 24, 2013)

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Adom Malcolm Cooper

On December 24, 2013, the United Nations Security Council, acting under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, issued

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ICC Prosecutor Seeks Adjournment of Provisional Trial Date in Prosecutor v. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (December 12, 2013)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

On December 12, 2013, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court filed an application requesting the adjournm

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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)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

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

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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

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

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Steven Arrigg Koh

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

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Arbitral Tribunal Issues Termination Order in ARA Libertad Arbitration (November 13, 2013)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

The Arbitral Tribunal established under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in the ARA Libertad Arbitration (Argentina v.

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UN Security Council Authorizes Temporary Boost in Use of Force for the African Union Mission in Somalia (November 12, 2013)

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Adom Malcolm Cooper

On November 12, 2013, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution extending the deployment of t

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Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court Rules on Presence of Accused at Trial in Ruto Case (October 25, 2013)

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Kathleen A. Doty

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African Union Adopts Resolution Regarding the International Criminal Court (October 12, 2013)

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Kathleen A. Doty

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The Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone Unanimously Upholds Conviction of Former Liberian President Charles Taylor

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Kathleen Doty

The Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) has unanimously upheld the conviction of former Liberian President Charles Taylor on eleven counts of war crimes and crimes against