Joint Criminal Enterprise in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

On July 26, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) issued its first verdict, finding Kaing Guek Eav (“Duch”) guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes for his operation… [more]

Joint Criminal Enterprise in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Joint Criminal Enterprise in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

Protection of Australia’s Borders by Deterring Asylum Seekers

By Ri Yoo In April 2010, Australia imposed a blanket suspension on new asylum claims by Sri Lankans and Afghans, contending that the security situations in those countries have improved.  In… [more]

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Land Rights Case May Have Far-Reaching Impact for Indigenous Peoples

By Andrew W. Maki In 1973 and 1978 the Kenyan government systematically evicted the semi-nomadic Endorois people from their traditional lands in the Great Rift Valley. In place of the approximately… [more]

Land Rights Case May Have Far-Reaching Impact for Indigenous Peoples Land Rights Case May Have Far-Reaching Impact for Indigenous Peoples

ICC Prosecutor Requests Investigation into Kenyan Post-Election Violence

By Paul Rinefierd On November 26, 2009, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC), formally requested that Pre-Trial Chamber II allow him to conduct an investigation… [more]

ICC Prosecutor Requests Investigation into Kenyan Post-Election Violence ICC Prosecutor Requests Investigation into Kenyan Post-Election Violence

The Reckoning: Selling the United States on the International Criminal Court

By Andrew W. Maki Paco de Onis and Pamela Yates’s The Reckoning is a film about the future of international criminal justice. The movie follows chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo from the… [more]

The Reckoning: Selling the United States on the International Criminal Court The Reckoning: Selling the United States on the International Criminal Court