
Cambodia must provide full cooperation to new judges at genocide court, Ban stresses
UN Crime News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has decided to initiate a selection process for new international judges for the United Nations-backed Cambodia genocide tribunal, and stressed that the Government must provide full cooperation so they can carry out their duties.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention
Indian judge elected to serve on UN International Court of Justice
UN Crime News
Dalveer Bhandari of India was elected today, during simultaneous balloting in both the General Assembly and the Security Council, to a seat on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention
UN tribunal for Rwandan genocide commutes convicts' life sentence on appeal
UN Crime News
The appeals chamber of the United Nations tribunal trying key suspects implicated in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda today commuted a convict's life sentence to 35 years in prison after reversing convictions on some counts in his indictment, and upheld the prison terms of two other men.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention
ICC prosecutor pushes for arrest of rebel leaders wanted for DR Congo crimes
UN Crime News
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said today he is seeking new charges against Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda, as well as an arrest warrant for the head of a Rwandan rebel group, both of whom are allegedly responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention
UN legal counsel urges new law graduates to remain committed to cause of justice
UN Crime News
The top lawyer of the United Nations today exhorted new law graduates of New York University (NYU) to help usher in a new era of accountability across the world and never to allow cynicism to erode their commitment to the cause of justice.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention
UN expert urges Pakistan to do more to ensure judicial independence
UN Crime News
A United Nations human rights expert today urged the Pakistani Government to address several remaining challenges to ensure the independence of the country's judicial system.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention
Security Council urged to take steps to ensure arrest of Sudanese leaders for war crimes
UN Crime News
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno-Ocampo today called on the Security Council to adopt measures to ensure the arrest of Sudanese leaders indicted for war crimes, stressing that the Government's refusal to arrest President Omar Al-Bashir constitutes "a direct challenge to the Council's authority."
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention
ICC requests release of staff members detained in Libya
UN Crime News
Expressing concern over their safety, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has requested the immediate release of four of its staff members who have been detained in Libya since Thursday last week.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention