Thursday 13 August 2009

Lubanga: Recharacterisation

The Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court hearing the Lubanga case issued a decision on 14 July on the possible 'legal recharacterisation' of the facts to include five new crimes of sexual slavery, among others: http://www2.icc-cpi.int/NR/exeres/C62EF245-F3BF-4986-B2A7-FACADAFA4226.htm. Dov Jacobs has written a comment on the decision: http://dovjacobs.blogspot.com/2009/08/never-ending-lubanga-trial-legacy-for.html.
Thanks to Joe Powderly and Dov Jacobs.

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