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Democratic Republic of Congo: Impact of the Rome Statute and the International Criminal Court

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC or Congo) presents a critical test for the International Criminal Court (ICC). All of the accused in current ICC trials are from DRC. The Court plays a vital role in DRC regarding complementarity, peace, justice, victims, and affected communities....

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ICTJ; Mima Adjami and Guy Mushiata

Briefing Paper

Outreach Strategies in International and Hybrid Courts: Report of the ICTJ-ECCC Workshop

This document presents a non‐exhaustive summary of some of the topics discussed at a workshop on outreach organized by the ICTJ in collaboration with the ECCC from March 3-5, 2010. It first provides a general overview of the ECCC functions and outreach activities. Thereafter, it highl...

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Clara Ramirez-Barat and Maya Karwande

Research Paper / Report

Ivory Coast: Perpetrators of Abidjan Market Shelling Must Be Brought to Justice

NEW YORK, Mar. 18, 2011 —“Those responsible for the shelling of a market in Abidjan must be identified and held accountable,” said ICTJ president David Tolbert referring to yesterday’s attack on a food market in Abobo, a suburb of the Ivory Coast’s capital, in which 100 people were killed or wounded...

03/18/11
Press Releases

Impact of the Yugoslav and Rwanda Tribunals: Lessons for the International Criminal Court

ICTJ and the Center for Global Affairs of New York University (NYU) co-hosted a panel discussion on the impact of international ad hoc tribunals in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and the possible lessons these courts’ experiences hold for the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a discussion...

12/01/09
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