Judicial Reform
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:04
The International Criminal Court has ruled that Libya's Gaddafi-era intelligence chief, Abdullah al-Senussi, can be tried in Libya.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:02
President Jacob Zuma is leading a South African delegation to the Extraordinary Summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa on Saturday.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 08:59
Libyan Justice Minister Salah al-Marghani responded last week to allegations of torture in the country's detention centres, saying most abuse occurred at prisons outside state control.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 08:51
The International Criminal Court has shown "double standards" by pursuing only Africans so far and should defer trials of Kenya's leaders or take other steps so they can fulfill their elected offices, Ethiopia's prime minister said on Thursday.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 08:49
Lawyers for Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta asked on Thursday for his trial on charges of crimes against humanity to be abandoned, saying defense witnesses had been intimidated.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 08:39
The UK should be applauded for helping the international justice system do its job by agreeing to imprison former Liberian President Charles Taylor after his 50 year sentence for war crimes was upheld in the Hague last week, said Global Witness today.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 08:36
Possible mass withdrawal from Hague-based court being debated at two-day African Union summit in Ethiopia's capital.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 08:30
Uhuru Kenyatta, facing charges of crimes against humanity over 2007 poll violence, has asked to appear via video link.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 00:00
Despite important progress in several areas of Brazilian governance, infractions by public officials and politicians, ranging from inefficiency, negligence and waste to outright corruption, remain common and are made possible by what Brazilians call the n
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 00:00
Their record is not perfect but there is no doubt that there are more police, prosecutors, and judges who are capable of pursuing and exacting justice in 2013 Guatemala.