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International Criminal Law · Analysis and Cases

Peace Through Law is a blog created to help scholars, students, and any person interested in international criminal law to find information about the work of international tribunals in a clear, reliable, and efficient way. The blog is organised around two: the International Criminal Court section offers a complete and updated overview of every situation and case ever brought to the Court; the Articles section publishes analytical essays and commentary on topics in international criminal law. In the future, the blog will expand its scope to other international tribunals.

The Prosecutor v. Min Aung Hlaing

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The Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda

Case Sheet · ICC The Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda Situation Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Status Reparations Stage Context Bosco Ntaganda was a senior military commander of the Union des Patriotes Congolais (UPC) and its armed wing, the Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo (FPLC), operating in the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes committed between 2002 and 2003. He voluntarily surrendered to the ICC in 2013. On 8 July 2019, Trial Chamber VI found him guilty on multiple counts and sentenced him to 30 years of imprisonment. The Appeals Chamber confirmed the conviction and sentence. He is currently serving his sentence in Belgium, and reparations were set at USD 31,300,000. Pre-Trial First arrest warrant ...
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The Prosecutor v. Callixte Mbarushimana

Case Sheet · ICC The Prosecutor v. Callixte Mbarushimana Situation Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo  I Status Charges Not Confirmed Context Callixte Mbarushimana was alleged to be a leader of the Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda (FDLR), an armed group operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed in 2009 in the Kivu provinces. On 16 December 2011, Pre-Trial Chamber I declined to confirm the charges, and he was released shortly thereafter. Pre-Trial Arrest warrant 28 September 2010 Crimes at arrest warrant Crime against humanity of murder · art. 7(1)(a) RS Crime against humanity of torture · art. 7(1)(f) RS Crime against human...
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The Prosecutor v. Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui

Case Sheet · ICC The Prosecutor v. Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui Situation Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo  I Status Acquitted Context Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui was an alleged leader of the Front des nationalistes et intégrationnistes (FNI) operating in the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed during an attack against the village of Bogoro on 24 February 2003. He was acquitted by Trial Chamber II on 18 December 2012. The acquittal was confirmed on appeal on 7 April 2015. Pre-Trial Arrest warrant Issued under seal 6 July 2007 · Unsealed 7 February 2008 Crimes at arrest warrant Crime against humanity of murder · art. 7(1)(a) RS Crime against humanity of sex...
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The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo

Case Sheet · ICC The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo Situation Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Status Reparations Stage Context Thomas Lubanga Dyilo was the founder and leader of the Union des Patriotes Congolais (UPC) and commander-in-chief of its military wing, the Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo (FPLC). He was charged with war crimes committed in the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 2002 and 2003. The case is notable as the first trial before the ICC and focused on the enlistment, conscription, and use of child soldiers under the age of fifteen. He was convicted on 14 March 2012 and sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment. Pre-Trial Arrest warrant 10 February 2006 Crimes at arrest warrant War crime of enlis...
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