Thomas Lubanga’s war crimes trial is set to resume after judges rejected a defense application, which sought the dismissal of the first case to be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Mr. Lubanga’s lawyers last December asked judges to throw out the case, claiming that the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) had abused court process…
As the public awaits news of when the trial of Thomas Lubanga will resume, the Trial Chamber has issued several decisions on pending applications from the parties. In the most recent one, the defense requested disclosure of information from certain victims’ application forms in which they sought to participate in the proceedings. The victims testified…
Dear readers – Please find an article written by Sheila Vélez, a freelance journalist and author of the “Lubanga Chronicles” which document the ICC trial. This article was originally published on the Aegis Trust website. The views and opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Open Society Justice Initiative. Four…
On November 5, 2010, the Trial Chamber in the case of Thomas Lubanga questioned the prosecution’s late disclosure to the defense of part of an investigator’s internal memorandum, dated February 23, 2006. Full disclosure occurred on November 1, 2010. The prosecution responded that the material withheld was “work product” and not subject to disclosure under…
Thomas Lubanga on trial at the International Criminal Court. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is the first person to be tried by the International Criminal Court. A former rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lubanga is accused of conscripting, enlisting, and using child soldiers. More
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