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The Criminal Procedure for Justice and Peace (Spanish)

This is a compilation of cases from the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Colombia.

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ICTJ, ASDI

Book

From the Taylor Trial to a Lasting Legacy: Putting the Special Court Model to the Test

The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL or Special Court) was established in 2002 when the two United Nations (UN) ad hoc international tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda had already existed for several years and when the first lessons could be drawn from their experi...

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ICTJ, Thierry Cruvellier

Report

The Charles Taylor Trial and Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone

The Special Court for Sierra Leone-which began with the hope that it would be accessible to millions of Sierra Leoneans- has fallen short of its domestic goals. The decision to try Taylor in The Hague, rather than in Freetown, and the lack of adequate outreach activities made the cour...

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ICTJ, Mohamad Suma

Briefing Paper

Colombia: Impact of the Rome Statute and the International Criminal Court

In Colombia, international crimes can be tried under the ordinary national jurisdiction as well as a limited number of cases under the Justice and Peace Law of 2005 (JPL). Neither jurisdiction has served to highlight the widespread or systematic nature of state-sponsored violence. ...

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ICTJ; Amanda Lyons, Michael Reed-Hurtado

Briefing Paper

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
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