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In a court order issued on June 25, 2024, the Cour de Cassation, France’s highest judicial body, ruled that Kunti Kamara’s pourvoi en cassation had lapsed after failing to meet the legal deadline for submitting his legal argument memo.
My paternal grandfather, Genevan judge Henri Werner, always insisted on the imperative need for justice to deal, first and foremost, with local matters that concern it.
The International Criminal Court is unable to try high political figures, under arrest warrants, without their physical presence. This limits its action. Although, a recent development could help change the current system.
On Thursday, May 2, 2024, the President of Liberia, Joseph Nyuma Boakai, signed Executive Order No. 131 establishing an Office with the specific mandate of setting up a Special War Crimes Court and a National Anti-Corruption Court.
International crimes have no statute of limitations, but what can be done when their perpetrators, sometimes tried decades after the fact, have become senile, mentally ill, and can no longer understand prosecution? asks Civitas Maxima’s lawyer Alain.
Today, the Paris “Cour d’assises” confirmed the 2022 guilty verdict and found Kunti Kamara, former Liberian ULIMO rebel commander, guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity, and commission of simple and aggravated acts of torture and barbarism.
There’s a lot going on this month in the field of international law, including Switzerland, with the referral to the FCC of the former Vice-President of Syria, Rifaat al-Assad, for trial on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
“If you think that too many people are being killed, perhaps you should supply fewer weapons”, said the EU’s chief diplomat; Josep Borrell should also put his own house in order.
Today, January 31, 2024, the Turku Court of Appeal issued its judgement and confirmed the acquittal of Gibril Massaquoi – former RUF commander and spokesman – for war crimes, crimes against humanity, torture, and murder.
WE DID NOT hear these words pronounced by upcoming President Joseph Boakai, as he delivered his inauguration address on January 22 at Capital Building – cut short as the President possibly experienced heat fatigue.
2023 was a landmark year for international justice, with the historic appeal judgement on the Alieu Kosiah case handed down in June by the Swiss Federal Criminal Court.
For this final international law column of 2023, and despite the rising tensions, especially in the Middle East, I wanted to end the year on an optimistic note.
