Category Archives: Lubanga

Eight key moments in International Criminal Court history

As the Rome Statute enters its 19th year with 124 countries now party to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC’s) founding treaty, the success of the ICC and Rome Statute system of international justice is more crucial than ever before as … Continue reading

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Fighting impunity in the DRC for crimes against children

In this guest post Sharanjeet Parmar, an international human rights attorney working on gender, justice, and anti-corruption issues in conflict and post-conflict countries, suggests means to empower national authorities to carry out more prosecutions of grave crimes against children in … Continue reading

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Reparations delays in the ICC Lubanga case

In this guest post from IJMonitor, Gaelle Carayon, post conflict policy advisor at REDRESS, reports on the latest developments concerning the reparations for the victims in the case of Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga.

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#GlobalJustice Weekly: Peace and justice in Colombia?

Deal reached on justice for Colombian war crimes; Addressing political inequities resulting in uneven international justice; First ICC witness tampering trial to open; 60 new charges against Lord’s Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen; ICC fugitive al-Bashir abandons plan to attend … Continue reading

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Improving victim participation in the Ongwen case: lessons from Lubanga

In this guest post from Humanity United, Jeanne Elone of TrustAfrica reflects on victim participation at the ICC, and how it may be improved in the upcoming Ongwen case. She argues that by drawing on experiences from the Lubanga case, victims could have … Continue reading

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