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The “Crown Jewel” of Justice in Libya: Senussi, not Saif

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Mark Kersten

Since the NATO-backed rebellion in Libya began to sweep away at the four-decade rule of Muammar Gaddafi, the international attention (deficit disorder) paid to Libya has tended to only concentrate on one of the Tripoli Three at a time. For … Continue reading →

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Justice in Conflicts: What’s all the Fuss About?

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Patrick Wegner

When I first found this blog, weeks before becoming a regular author, I was excited. I thought it covered an angle of the transitional justice debate that had so far been neglected, and I would like to take the time … Continue reading →

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Conflicting Impulses: The Debate on Amnesties in the Case of Uganda’s Thomas Kwoyelo and Beyond

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Mark Kersten

This past summer, Uganda did something it had never done before: it put a rebel from the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) on trial for international crimes. The trial of Thomas Kwoyelo marked yet another fascinating twist in Uganda’s experience … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Justice in Conflict!

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Mark Kersten

Karl Marx once exclaimed that “the criminal produces not only crimes, but also criminal law, and with this the professor who gives lectures on criminal law.” Clearly, then, the criminal also produces bloggers. Welcome to Justice in Conflict! The impetus … Continue reading →

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al-Bashir Defies Warrant, Visits Chad. So What Now?

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Mark Kersten

There has been some debate about whether Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir, charged by the International Criminal Court (ICC) with war crimes, crimes against humanity and, more recently, genocide, would defy the warrant against him and visit a member-state of the … Continue reading →

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