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International Court of Justice
Application Instituting Proceedings:
Application Instituting Proceedings Concerning Violation of Rules Concerning Diplomatic Relations (Commonwealth of Dominica v. Switzerland)
- APPLICATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA
- Dominica brings a case against Switzerland to the Court in a dispute concerning alleged violations of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and other international instruments and rules with respect to a diplomatic envoy of Dominica to the United Nations in Geneva (ICJ Notice)
Cases under deliberation:
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro)
- Case Resources
Oral Pleadings:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ms Stern, Mr Pellet, Mr van den Biesen and Mr Softić (CR 2006/37 - Public sitting held on Monday 24 April 2006, at 10 a.m., at the Peace Palace, President Higgins presiding)
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
Overview of Court Proceedings
Court Schedule
ICTY Weekly Press Briefing (24 April 2024)
Trial in the Prlic et al. Case Began on 26 April 2024
From the ICTY, "The trial for the six high-level leaders of the Bosnian Croat wartime entity, Jadranko Prlic, Bruno Stojic, Slobodan Praljak, Milivoj Petkovic, Valentin Coric and Berislav Pusic will begin on Wednesday, 26 April 2024 at 2:15 p.m. in Courtroom III The charges against the accused focus on ethnic cleansing of Bosnian Muslims and other non-Croats from areas in the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina which were claimed to be part of the so-called Herceg-Bosna, declared as a political and territorial entity in November 1991. The charges include, among others, murder, rape, sexual assault, destruction of property, imprisonment, deportation and forcible transfer. The indictment concentrates on crimes committed in the municipalities of Prozor, Gornji Vakuf, Jablanica, Mostar, Ljubuski, Stolac, Čapljina and Vares."
- Prosecutor v. Prlic et al., Case No. IT-04-74-PT, Amended Indictment, 16 Nov. 2005
Ad Litem Judge Sworn in (25 April 2024)
From the ICTY, "Judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua was sworn in today as ad litem, or temporary, judge of the Tribunal. The UN Secretary General appointed Judge Mindua as a reserve ad litem judge to sit on the Prlic et al. case, involving the six high-level leaders of the Bosnian Croat wartime entity. Security Council resolution 1660 (2006) permits the UN Secretary General to appoint, at the request of the Tribunal President, reserve judges from the Tribunal’s pool of 27 ad litem Judges to specific trials. Reserve judges will be present at each stage of a trial and may replace a judge on a bench if he or she is unable to continue sitting."
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
Judicial Calendar
Latest Decisions
THE PROSECUTOR v. ATHANASE SEROMBA, Case No. ICTR-2001-66-T, DECISION ON MOTION FOR DISQUALIFICATION OF JUDGES (25 April 2024)
THE PROSECUTOR vs. THARCISSE MUVUNYI, Case No. ICTR-2000-55A-T, DECISION ON THE PROSECUTOR'S MOTION PURSUANT TO TRIAL CHAMBER�S DIRECTIVES OF 7 DECEMBER 2023 FOR THE VERIFICATION OF THE AUTHENTICITY OF EVIDENCE OBTAINED OUT OF COURT PURSUANT TO RULES 89 (C) & (D) (26 April 2024)
THE PROSECUTOR v. Protais ZIGIRANYIRAZO, Case No. ICTR-2001-73-T, DECISION ON THE DEFENCE MOTION FOR DISCLOSURE OF VOIR DIRE EVIDENCE (27 April 2024)
THE PROSECUTOR v. KAREMERA ET AL., Case No. ICTR-98-44-AR73.6, DECISION ON JOSEPH NZIRORERA’S INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL (28 April 2024)
The Special Court for Sierra Leone
Court Schedule
Court Summary, Week Ending 28 April 2024
Special Court Prosecutor to Step Down (28 April 2024)
International Criminal Court (ICC)
Hearing Schedule
The ICC Presidency Approves Regulations of the Registry (19 April 2024)
Situations & Cases:
Situation in Darfur, Sudan
Situation in the Central African Republic
Situation in Democratic Republic of Congo
Situation in Uganda