In essence, this justice done —Chamber has never seen suspect—appears both imaginative and theoretical. It is educational nonetheless (in light of lawfare re. contemporary conflicts/wars), to hear interpretations & arguments pro and con as to when and to whom IHL ‘could’ apply

Absent accused— with whom Chamber would otherwise converse on charges, evidence, personal circumstances— #Afghanistan #warcrimes trial is very short. Yesterday OTP requested 12 year imprisonment; today defense says intl’ laws and customs of war are not applicable to charged facts

Advocate General opens 4th Dutch #Afghanistan #warcrimes trial, saying: “the real [application of] international law has its seat at the Prins Clauslaan [seat of Dutch Intl’ Crimes Chambers] & not at the Waalsdorperweg [seat of Intl’ Criminal Court, Int'l Criminal Court]” in #TheHague

If you are interested in debates on colonial takings and the law and politics of cultural restitution check out the OJ Symposium on Confronting Colonial Objects: Introduction opiniojuris.org/2024/04/16/sym… via Opinio Juris OUP Law

Tomorrow: The #Netherlands ' 'International Crimes Chamber' at #TheHague 's Appeals Court opens #warcrimes trial re. arbitrary detention, cruel & inhuman treatment, & outrages upon personal dignity of 18+ persons in #Afghanistan 's Pul-e-Charkhi prison (1983-87)

So (re-)configures the #internationaljustice ecosystem, with: the CIJ_ICJ addressing mass violence (structure); #universaljurisdiction catching perpetrators (agency); & the Int'l Criminal Court scandalising & (with the 'Kony-turn')-condemning, pro forma, the 'untouchables' (symbol)

For clarity: I am hanging out here not just hoping for serendipitous reading, but also because of this writer's block that I am having ...

Looking forward this!

So (re-)configures the #internationaljustice ecosystem, with: the CIJ_ICJ addressing mass violence (structure); #universaljurisdiction catching perpetrators (agency); & the Int'l Criminal Court scandalising & (with the 'Kony-turn')-condemning, pro forma, the 'untouchables' (symbol)

The global docket of #universaljurisdiction (-ish) cases for #atrocity crimes mushrooms as never before. In The #Netherlands alone, I count 14 ongoing international crimes' cases (re #Syria / #Iraq , #Afghanistan , #Rwanda , #Suriname ) before the courts (District/Appeal/Cassation)

#Germany : Police arrest couple (Twana H. S. & Asia R. A.) on suspicion of #genocide , #crimesagainsthumanity & #warcrimes against 2 #Yazidi girls committed when they were allegedly part of the #IslamicState in #Iraq & #Syria (2015-17) #universaljurisdiction generalbundesanwalt.de/SharedDocs/Pre…

#Liberia inches towards establishment of a “war and economic crimes court”, as was recommended in 2009 by the country’s truth and reconciliation commission barrons.com/news/liberia-p…

#Germany : Police arrest couple (Twana H. S. & Asia R. A.) on suspicion of #genocide , #crimesagainsthumanity & #warcrimes against 2 #Yazidi girls committed when they were allegedly part of the #IslamicState in #Iraq & #Syria (2015-17) #universaljurisdiction generalbundesanwalt.de/SharedDocs/Pre…

Numbers eclipse on what materials the Int'l Criminal Court’s Prosecution has collected to support their case — parts to be presented in the Court’s first phantom “trial” — versus #Uganda ’s Lord’s Resistance Army headman Joseph #Kony