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November 2011

Access to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

30 November 2011 by Administrator

Under Article 5(1) of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (the “Protocol”), the following are entitled to submit cases to the ACHPR

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Tagged ACHPR

 

The Queen on the Application of Kolanowski v Circuit Court of Zielona Gora Poland

25 November 2011 by Administrator

Toby Cadman of 9 Bedford Row International appeared on behalf of the Requesting Judicial Authority of Zielona Gora Poland in an extradition appeal before the Administrative Court

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9 Bedford Row International Annual Conference – Materials

24 November 2011 by Administrator

On 19 November, 9BRi held its annual conference on international law. The speakers addressed the audience on current topics in international law, including the ICC Confirmation of Charges Hearing in the case of Muthaura et al; the death and torture of Sergei Magnitsky; the International Crimes Tribunal, Bangladesh; and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

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Former Khmer Rouge Leader 'Unfit to Stand Trial'

19 November 2011 by Administrator

On Thursday, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), declared that Ieng Thirith, the 78-year-old former minister of social affairs in the Khmer Rouge regime, was "not fit to stand trial” on the grounds of her dementia.

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In Bangladesh: Reconciliation or Revenge?

17 November 2011 by Administrator

Over the last 20 years, international criminal justice has developed rapidly, and most people see this as a change for the better. Thanks to the labors, however imperfect, of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, and of ad-hoc tribunals from Sierra Leone to Cambodia, it has been established that politicians and warlords who commit terrible crimes against the vulnerable can no longer count on impunity.

But a trial now starting in Bangladesh risks making a mockery of that principle.

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The Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal: Reconciliation or Revenge?

10 November 2011 by Administrator

The steady development of international criminal law and of war crimes tribunals in particular over the past 20 years has owed much to the maxim ‘No Peace Without Justice’. But there can be no peace without a winner; and in the aftermath it is the winner who gets to dispense the justice and write the history. All too frequently, the international judicial process has drawn accusations of providing a means of revenge rather than reconciliation.

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Tagged Bangladesh

 

Toby Cadman Interviewed by Al Jazeera on Syrian Crisis

9 November 2011 by Administrator

Al Jazeera interview with Toby Cadman of 9 Bedford Row International on the current crisis in Syria

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The Arab Spring and Attempts to Re-imagine Sovereignty

7 November 2011 by Administrator

A guest blog by Richard Cashman

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Human Rights Watch Concern At Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal Intimidation

7 November 2011 by Administrator

Human Rights Watch has raised concerns over intimidation of the Defence that has been taking place at the Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal. The lack of protection measures for Defence witnesses is apparent as this Tribunal which has been structured to be skewed against the Defence.

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Tagged Bangladesh

 

ICLB Receives Lexis Nexis Blog of the Year Nomination

2 November 2011 by Administrator

The International Criminal Law Bureau has been nominated for the Lexis Nexis Top International & Foreign Law Blog of the Year.

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