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The USA have violated the Treaty of Amity according to the International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice issued this March 30th, 2023 its judgment on the case Certain Iranian Assets opposing the Islamic State of Iran to the United States of America After a long session of more than an hour, the […]
33 years in prison for former Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi A key figure in Burma since the late 80s and winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize, Aung San Suu Kyi, 77, was sentenced to 33 years in prison after a trial before a military court of the junta. The charges included corruption, […]
Tensions Resume between Serbia and Kosovo On the brink of “armed conflict” according to Ana Brnabic, Serbian Prime Minister, the escalation between Serbia and Kosovo could not have happened at the worst time. A few days before the end of a politically and militarily charged year, the brews that were smouldering between Belgrade and Kosovo […]
The International Dimension of the Conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and the M23 rebels is taking an international turn at the diplomatic level with consequences that could upset the balance of the Great […]
The UK/ Rwanda Deal is a Go In a decision issued today (December 19th, 2022), the King’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice has decided that the Migration and Economic Development Partnership (commonly referred to as the UK-Rwanda Deal) was lawful and that the Home Secretary could proceed and enforce its policy. The […]
Welcome remarks by the Honourable remarks HE Justice Imani D. Aboud, President of the African Court of the Human and Peoples’ Rights at the opening of the International conference on the implementation and impact of decisions of the African Court His Excellency Haroun Ali Suleiman, Minister of State-President Office, Constitution, Legal Affairs, Civil Service and […]
ICC and France conclude Agreement on the Enforcement of Sentences The International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”) and the Government of the French Republic have concluded an Agreement on the Enforcement of Sentences. Under the agreement, persons convicted by the ICC may serve sentences of imprisonment in France if so decided by the Court and […]
Gabon deposits the instruments of ratification of the AMA Treaty On October 4th, 2021, The Republic of Gabon became the 14th African State to deposit the instruments of ratification of the Treaty on the establishment of the African Medicine Agency (AMA Treaty) to the office of the Commission in Ethiopia. The country had signed and […]
Mauritius deposits the instruments of ratification of the AMA Treaty On September 30th, 2021, the Republic of Mauritius became the thirteenth (13th) member state to deposit the instrument of ratification of the African Medicines Agency (AMA). The country signed and ratified the Treaty few days prior to that, on the September 21st, 2021. The deposit […]
Togo and Mauritius sign the Treaty on the establishment of the African Medicines Agency The Republic of Togo and the Republic of Mauritius became the twenty-third (23rd) and the twenty-fourth (24th) African Union (AU) member states to sign the Treaty for the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) on 20 and 21 September 2021, at the […]
The Republic of Burundi Signs the Treaty for the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency The Republic of Burundi becomes the twentieth (20th) African Union (AU) Member State to sign the Treaty for the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) on 11 June 2021, at the AU Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The AMA […]
Working visit of the African Union Commission Chairperson to Sudan from June 12 to June 14, 2021 June 2021, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, accompanied by Ambassador Adeoye Bankole, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace & Security, and other senior AU officials, concluded a two-day working visit to Khartoum […]
Abd-Al-Rahman Case_Press Release May 26th, 2021 The confirmation of charges hearing in the case The Prosecutor v. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (“Ali Kushayb”) concluded on May 26th, 2021 before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC), composed of Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala (Presiding judge), Judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua and Judge Tomoko Akane. The purpose of […]
Swearing in Ceremony of the new ICC Prosecutor A swearing-in Ceremony for the new Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or the “Court”), Mr Karim Asad Ahmad Khan QC, will be held on Wednesday 16 June 2021, at 11:00 CEST in Courtroom I at the Seat of the Court in The Hague, The Netherlands. […]
