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Dominic Ongwen at the ICC: Confirmation of Charges

Dominic Ongwen, a former military leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group, headed by Joseph Kony, is charged with 67 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes by the International Criminal Court.

January 2016
First page of PDF with filename: briefing-ongwen-icc-confirmation-charges 20160120_0.pdf
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The Application of the “Significant Disadvantage” Criterion by the European Court of Human Rights

An overview of the application by the European Court of Human Rights of the “significant disadvantage” criterion for admissability introduced by Protocol 14 in 2010.

November 2015
First page of PDF with filename: briefing-echr-significant-disadvantage-20151120.pdf
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Summary of ECHR Judgments Presented to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

Summaries of 26 judgments of the European Court of Human Rights presented to the ministerial committee that oversees the implementation of the court's rulings.

November 20, 2015
First page of PDF with filename: briefing-summary-echr-judgment-com-20151120.pdf
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Establishing Performance Indicators for the International Criminal Court

This paper argues that any indicators developed by the ICC to assess its effectiveness should include operational indicators, Rome Statute system indicators, and impact indicators.

November 2015
First page of PDF with filename: briefing-icc-perforamnce-indicators-20151208.pdf
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Civil Society Perspectives on Fact-finding and the International Criminal Court

Key findings from a consultation with civil society on fact-finding and the International Criminal Court.

November 2015
First page of PDF with filename: briefing-ngo-guidelines-asp-20151117_0.pdf
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Appointment of Supreme Court Judges in Mexico: International Standards and Best Practice

This briefing paper presents a summary of criteria and transparent practices for the selection of senior judges, drawing on international and national law, standards and practice.

November 2015
First page of PDF with filename: briefing-mexican-court-transparency-20150911-Eng.pdf
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Case Digests: Decisions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, 2010–2014

A summary of select decisions released by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights between November, 2010, and May, 2014.

September 2015
First page of PDF with filename: case-digests-achpr-20151014.pdf
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The Trial of Bemba et al. at the International Criminal Court

Read the background to the first trial at the International Criminal Court involving charges of corrupting witnesses appearing before the court.

September 2015
First page of PDF with filename: briefing-bembaetal-20150929.pdf
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