February 09, 2006
A failure of justice
Six days ago, the International Court of Justice delivered a judgment dismissing the Democratic Republic of Congo's claims against Rwanda for damages inflicted during the civil war. As often happens in ICJ cases, the grounds for dismissal were jurisdictional. The...
Posted by Jonathan Edelstein at 04:44 PM |
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January 16, 2006
Burundi developments: prisoner releases and special court
Burundi's government, which was installed last year after the first post-transition general election, has begun the new year by releasing 673 prisoners accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Some of the prisoners have been awaiting trial for more...
Posted by Jonathan Edelstein at 04:02 PM |
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January 05, 2006
Transitional Justice challenges in the African Great Lakes region
Please note that the following text was authored by Mr. Ndung'u Wainaina, the Executive Director of the International Center for Policy and Conflict, Nairobi, Kenya, and lightly edited by myself. I have just published an earlier contribution by Mr. Wainaina,...
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