Comments on: Quo Vadis, ICC? http://blogs.ssrc.org/darfur/2008/07/04/quo-vadis-icc/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:36:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mark Klamberg http://blogs.ssrc.org/darfur/2008/07/04/quo-vadis-icc/comment-page-1/#comment-2215 Mark Klamberg Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:41:44 +0000 http://blogs.ssrc.org/darfur/?p=562#comment-2215 I do not agree that it is a "lottery" and that Lubanga's release would be a result of "arcane ... jurisprudential technicalities". The Prosecutor has signed an agreement with the UN which prevents the defence from getting hold of potentially exculpatory evidence. There are some indications that the Prosecutor and the UN are changing their position. The principle of a fair trial has to be upheld and if the Prosecutor's decision brings down the Lubanga trial, we should blame the Prosecutor and not the ICC. I do not agree that it is a “lottery” and that Lubanga’s release would be a result of “arcane … jurisprudential technicalities”. The Prosecutor has signed an agreement with the UN which prevents the defence from getting hold of potentially exculpatory evidence. There are some indications that the Prosecutor and the UN are changing their position.

The principle of a fair trial has to be upheld and if the Prosecutor’s decision brings down the Lubanga trial, we should blame the Prosecutor and not the ICC.

]]> By: Alesio Clement http://blogs.ssrc.org/darfur/2008/07/04/quo-vadis-icc/comment-page-1/#comment-1913 Alesio Clement Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:44:52 +0000 http://blogs.ssrc.org/darfur/?p=562#comment-1913 It is shocking that legal complexity-or is it technicality- allows Lubanga to go free while his victims, whose lives are irreparably ravaged, are left without any chance of retribution. I hope he should not plug any loopholes when taking the perpetrators of Darfur genocide especially President Bashir who is calling the ICC terrorist organization, to The Hague. Alesio It is shocking that legal complexity-or is it technicality- allows Lubanga to go free while his victims, whose lives are irreparably ravaged, are left without any chance of retribution. I hope he should not plug any loopholes when taking the perpetrators of Darfur genocide especially President Bashir who is calling the ICC terrorist organization, to The Hague.

Alesio

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