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#GlobalJusticeWeekly – Libya verdicts spark international condemnation

This week, a Libyan court convicted Saif Gaddafi, Abdullah Al-Senussi and seven other former government officials and sentenced them to death. In response to the verdict, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda asked judges to order Libya not to execute Gaddafi and … Continue reading

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#GlobalJusticeWeekly – Libyan court postpones trial of Saif Gaddafi, other former officials

After ICC appeals judges ruled last week that Saif Gaddafi should be tried in The Hague, domestic proceedings against Gaddafi, former intelligence chief Abdullah Al-Senussi and dozens of other former government officials continued on Sunday before the trial was postponed to 22 June. Both the prosecution and … Continue reading

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Gaddafi ICC trial to go ahead, say appeals judges

On Wednesday, 21 May 2014, the ICC Appeals Chamber confirmed the admissibility of the Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi case before the ICC. The Chamber concluded that the Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) judges had not erred in finding that Libya had … Continue reading

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#GlobalJustice Weekly – Katanga gets 12 years | Justice for Syria vetoed | ICC to try Gaddafi

DRC militia leader Katanga sentenced to 12 years The Coalition welcomed the 12 year sentence handed down by ICC judges against Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga as a step towards ending impunity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Earlier this … Continue reading

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Trials of Gaddafi and Al-Senussi yet to begin, says Libya

The Libyan government has informed ICC judges that national trials of Saif Al Gaddafi and Abdullah Al-Senussi—both wanted by the Court for crimes against humanity in early 2011—have yet to begin. In response to a prosecution request for clarification, the … Continue reading

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