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December 2011

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Youssef Abadou v Kingdom of Morocco

24 December 2011 by Administrator

On 18 May 2011, the African Court on Human and People’s Rights (“ACHPR”) received an application from Mr. Youssef Abadou brought against the Kingdom of Morocco

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Posted in International
Tagged Morocco

 

Tanganyika Law Society et al & Reverend Christopher Mtikila v The United Republic of Tanzania

24 December 2011 by Administrator

On 2 June 2011, the Tanganyika Law Society (“Tanganyika”) and the Legal and Human Rights Centre (the “LHRC”) submitted an application to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (“ACtHPR”).

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Posted in International
Tagged ACHPR, Tanzania

 

French Parliament Passes WWI Bill

22 December 2011 by Administrator

The French parliament has passed a bill to criminalise denial of the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during the First World War.

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Posted in International

 

Meet the ARC Team

20 December 2011 by Administrator

Arc’s project director, Gillian Higgins, is being assisted by Barrie Sander, Ben Joyes, Marie O’Leary and Andrew Smith.

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Posted in International
Tagged ARC

 

Gbagbo’s Case Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction

13 December 2011 by Administrator

Last week, Laurent Gbagbo made history. He became the first former president to appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC), following the issuance of a sealed indictment on 23 November 2011.

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Posted in International

 

The Geopolitics of International Criminal Justice

9 December 2011 by Administrator

‘The International Criminal Court is being used as an instrument to carry out regime change with a smoke screen of human rights protection’. This is an extract from the Russia Today article above about Western policy in Syria possibly igniting WWIII.

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Posted in International

 

New ARC Project Website Goes Live

8 December 2011 by Administrator

ARC hopes to assist in developing a vibrant and meaningful practice before the Court for the benefit of all concerned.

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Posted in International
Tagged ACHPR

 

“Africa’s Pinochet”, Hissène Habré and the first judgment of the African Court on Human and Peoples’

5 December 2011 by Administrator

In a week where the UN Committee against Torture has called on Senegal to comply with its obligation to prosecute or extradite Chad’s exiled dictator, Hissène Habré (see here), in this post I take a look back at the first judgment of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (“ACHPR”), Yogogombaye v. Senegal, which concerned a petition filed by Michelot Yogogombaye calling for the dismissal of the charges pending in Senegal against Mr. Habré

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Posted in International
Tagged ACHPR, Chad, Senegal

 

End of the argument? Some may beg to differ…

4 December 2011 by Administrator

Writing in Foreign Policy Magazine last week, Gareth Evans, former Australian foreign minister and currently president emeritus of the International Crisis Group, declared the ‘end of the argument’ in the debate about stopping genocide and other state-committed atrocities.

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Posted in International

 

Soufiane Ababou v People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, The ACHPR

1 December 2011 by Administrator

On 20 February 2011, an application was received by the Registry of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) submitted by Mr Youssef Ababou who alleged that his son, Mr Soufiane Ababou, (the “Applicant”) had been forced to join the military in Algeria against his will. The details of the application as summarised by the ACHPR can be found here.

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Tagged ACHPR, Algeria

 

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