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Sudan justice minister again rejects ICC jurisdiction in Darfur

February 1, 2007 11:15:00 AM

Sudanese Justice Minister Mohammed Ali al-Mardi said Wednesday that the Sudanese government can do a better job prosecuting war crimes in Darfur than the International Criminal Court (ICC) . In an interview with AP, al-Mardi reiterated Sudan's position...

January 29, 2007 10:55:00 AM

The International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed war crimes charges Monday against Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga , making Lubanga the first ICC defendant to face trial. As founder of the militant Union of...

January 24, 2007 06:48:00 PM

The International Criminal Court (ICC) will rule January 29 on whether war crimes charges will be confirmed against Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga [JURIST news archive;...

January 24, 2007 08:01:00 AM

JURIST Special Guest Columnist Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court at The Hague, says that since he began work in late 2003 his office has already faced and met several key challenges in bringing to justice persons...

December 18, 2006 09:43:00 AM

Sudanese Justice Minister Mohammed Ali al-Mardhi has indicated that Sudan will cooperate with a UN Human Rights Council mission investigating human rights abuses in Darfur , according to reports Monday in local Sudanese media. The...

December 15, 2006 03:18:00 PM

Luis Moreno-Ocampo , chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court , told the UN Security Council Thursday that his investigation into crimes committed in Darfur is almost complete, noting that he is...

November 28, 2006 04:59:00 PM

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court urged the court Tuesday to confirm war crimes charges against Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga . Lubanga, founder of the militant Union of Patriotic...

November 23, 2006 08:10:00 PM

International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Thursday that the tribunal could start its first formal trial in 2007 if judges confirmed charges against Congo militia leader Thomas Lubanga...

July 17, 2006 08:01:00 AM

JURIST Guest Columnists Amy Ross of the University of Georgia Department of Geography and Chandra Lekha Sriram, Chair of Human Rights at the University of East London School of Law (UK), say that as the Ugandan government starts peace talks...

June 15, 2006 11:29:00 AM

Sudanese Justice Minister Mohammed al-Mardi insisted Thursday that the International Criminal Court does not have jurisdiction to investigate war crimes committed in the volatile Darfur region and said that Sudanese officials would not submit...

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