International Criminal Law Services

ICLS and IICI partnering on ICC-focused training programme in Uganda

gabriel — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:31:56 +0000

ICLS and the Institute for International Criminal Investigations (IICI) are partnering on an IICI-led programme in Uganda. The ICC-focused programme comprises three training and awareness-raising events held in Kampala for Ugandan prosecutors, investigators, judges, other justice-sector officials, defence counsel and civil-society representatives. The background to the programme is Uganda’s evolving multi-pronged efforts to end impunity for atrocity crimes, the ICC’s work on Uganda, the recent passing of the ICC act by parliament, and the upcoming ICC Review Conference which will be held in Kampala. The first training has already taken place; it was primarily aimed at war-crimes investigators and prosecutors. The remaining two will be held in the near future. The programme is financially supported by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) with the backing of Uganda’s Justice, Law and Order Sector authorities.

Suggestions for lessons-learned studies to strengthen the ICC: report

gabriel — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:20:04 +0000

Dr Gideon Boas and ICLS’ Executive Director, Mr Gabriël Oosthuizen, completed a study identifying International Criminal Court-relevant gaps in lessons-learned studies in relation to various international and hybrid criminal courts, including the UN international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and the Special Court for Sierra Leone. See their report “Suggestions for future lessons-learned studies: the experience of other international and hybrid criminal courts of relevance to the International Criminal Court“. It is hoped that the report will spur comprehensive lessons-learned studies in key identified areas, and that such studies would help the ICC meet its key challenges more proficiently and efficiently. See Projects for the disclaimer and more details on the project.

ICTR-transfer and extradition cases to Rwanda: “Commentary” on Rwanda’s Transfer Law

gabriel — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:57:31 +0000

As part of its Rwanda capacity-enhancement project, ICLS is publishing a “commentary” on Rwanda’s Transfer Law. The law is meant to facilitate the transfer of cases from the ICTR to Rwanda under rule 11bis of the ICTR Rules of Procedure and Evidence and the extradition of suspects accused of genocide and other atrocity crimes to Rwanda from foreign countries. The “Notes on Rwanda’s Transfer Law” (”Notes sur la Loi relative au Transfert du Rwanda“) are meant to assist practitioners and others in Rwanda and elsewhere working on transfer and extradition cases. The notes were written by Gabriël Oosthuizen, ICLS’ Executive Director. See Projects for more information on the Rwanda capacity-enhancement project.

ICC-related roundtable discussion in Madrid

gabriel — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:35:36 +0000

ICLS is collaborating with Ms Bettina Ambach to organise a roundtable discussion in Madrid on the ICC. The meeting was held on 12 March 2010, and assessed the successes and challenges of the ICC in the run-up to the ICC review conference which will be held in Kampala in mid-2010. The ICLS component of the project is financially supported by the German ministry of foreign affairs. See projects for more details.

Media workshops on international criminal justice in Kenya and Uganda

gabriel — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:33:44 +0000

ICLS is concluding a collaborating with Ms Bettina Ambach on a project aimed at, among other goals, raising awareness of international criminal justice issues among radio journalists in Kenya and Uganda. The 2-week workshop in Kenya was successfully concluded in mid-December 2009, and the Uganda workshop, in September. See Projects for more details.