Trial Monitoring

Inside the Raslan Trial #3: Details on Branch 251

Inside the Raslan Trial #3: Details on Branch 251

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 3 Hearing dates of May 27, 28 & 29, 2020 >>Trial Report

Inside the Anwar Raslan Trial #2: Raslan speaks (through his lawyer)

Inside the Anwar Raslan Trial #2: Raslan speaks (through his lawyer)

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 2 Hearing dates of May 18 & 19, 2020 >>Trial Report 3

Turkey Has Opened the Door to the European Court of Human Rights for Syrian Victims

Turkey Has Opened the Door to the European Court of Human Rights for Syrian Victims

As most readers will be aware, Syrian victims of the nine-year conflict in their country have scant opportunities for justice. Russia has repeatedly vetoed efforts to refer the situation to

Inside the Anwar Raslan trial #1: the first four days

Inside the Anwar Raslan trial #1: the first four days

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 1 Hearing dates of April 23, 24, 27, 28 & 29, 2020 >>

SJAC to monitor first trial of Senior Government Official

SJAC to monitor first trial of Senior Government Official

A German court has scheduled the first hearings in the ground-breaking trial of a former Syrian government official and his subordinate for acts of torture, the first [https://www.ecchr.

How to Prosecute a Militia Mouthpiece

How to Prosecute a Militia Mouthpiece

On January 29, 2020, former senior official for Jaysh al-Islam Majidi Mustafa Ne’ma [https://www.fidh.org/en/region/north-africa-middle-east/syria/syria-a-senior-jaysh-al-islam-official-arrested-in-france-and] (known by his nom de guerre as

Myanmar at the ICJ – Is Syria Next?

Myanmar at the ICJ – Is Syria Next?

The international community has been heavily criticized for failing to sufficiently respond to the plight of the Rohingya, Muslims who have been the subject of a campaign of mistreatment in

Justice or Forgiveness? The Case of Anwar Raslan

Justice or Forgiveness? The Case of Anwar Raslan

On February 13, prosecutors in Germany announced that they, in conjunction with their French counterparts, arrested [https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-germany-syria/two-syrians-arrested-in-germany-for-suspected-crimes-against-humanity-idUKKCN1Q21GV] three Syrians accused of crimes against humanity.

What Does the Marie Colvin Case Mean for Syrians?

What Does the Marie Colvin Case Mean for Syrians?

Last week, a U.S. District Court issued a judgement ordering the Syrian government to pay $302.5 million to the family of slain journalist Marie Colvin, sparking considerable discussion

Jamil Hassan and the Challenges of Universal Jurisdiction

The Fountain of Justice, in Frankfurt’s Römerberg. Source: Wikimedia [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Frankfurt_-_Justice_fountain_in_R%C3%B6merberg_-_1024.jpg] On