Category Archives: Child Soldiers

Reparations for Lubanga’s Victims: What the ICC Can Do

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

Earlier this week, the International Criminal Court released the Trial Chamber’s decision on the principles and procedures to be applied to reparations following from Thomas Lubanga Dyilo’s war crimes conviction for enlisting and conscripting child soldiers and using them to … Continue reading →

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Lubanga and the Trouble with ICC Deterrence

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

This is piece was originally posted at Opinio Juris, which has organized a fascinating and thought-provoking virtual round-table on the Lubanga verdict and its legacy. Check out, inter alia, contributions from Mark Drumbl, Dov Jacobs, Jens Ohlin and Kevin Jon Heller. Drumbl’s … Continue reading →

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Beyond ‘KONY2012′ – Judgement Day and the Lubanga Verdict

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

The ICC’s first-ever verdict is in. Any way you cut it, the guilty verdict issued today against Thomas Lubanga for his use of child soldiers is a landmark ruling. But will it have any effect on the conscription of child soldiers … Continue reading →

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