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As readers of this blog are well aware, the trial of Thomas Lubanga Diylo is the first trial at the ICC, what you may not know is that it is also the first time that video has played an integral role in bringing a warlord to the court. Though there is debate about whether the [...]
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In our effort to cover the developments in international criminal law – and those taking place under the umbrella of the Rome Statute in particular – International Law Observer has the pleasure of welcoming a guest post from Matisse Bustos Hawkes from the international non-profit organization WITNESS. In his guest post, Matisse will talk about [...]
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Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions was adopted in 1977 to ‘remedy shortcomings‘ in the original conventions of 1949. It contains a more detailed set of standards in all areas of international armed conflict, and expands the definition of ‘international armed conflict’ to include wars of national liberation (Art. 1.4.). (Non-international armed conflicts are [...]
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