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Tag Archives: International Criminal Court
ICC celebrates first verdict
The International Criminal Court issued its first verdict in its 10 years of existence on March 14th when it found Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga guilty of conscripting child soldiers for his private army.
ICC may examine NATO's role in Libya
Ottawa may be celebrating victory in Libya, but NATO and its members could yet face the scrutiny of the International Criminal Court (ICC) over their actions during the conflict, the Associated Press reported earlier this month (Slobodan Lekic and Mike Corder, “AP Exclusive: NATO may face possible ICC probe,” Associated Press, 11 November 2011). The […]
Call for ICC investigation of Canadian military and diplomats
UBC Professor Michael Byers and human rights expert Professor William A. Schabas of the National University of Ireland have called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to expand its preliminary examination of alleged war crimes by Canadian officials in and related to Afghanistan. In a letter written to ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on 3 December, […]
Canada finds Rwandan guilty of war crimes
In a landmark case against Desire Munyaneza, Canada joined a handful of countries that have prosecuted and subsequently convicted an individual on charges of crimes against humanity. Canada’s actions are justified under the legal clause known as “universal jurisdiction,” a concept that allows countries to prosecute crimes against humanity outside Canada’s borders. The conviction of […]