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Kenyan Justice Seeks to Modernize Country's Courts

New York Law Journal

Kenyan Justice Seeks to Modernize Country's Courts

Willy Mutunga, the chief justice of Kenya's court system, met with Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman of the New York Court of Appeals on Monday to trade ideas about judicial transparency and accountability as part of Mutunga's push to modernize Kenya's courts. The judges described the meeting as a "partnership" between the two courts.

Equatorial Guinea / United States

DOJ Loses Fight Over Foreign Official's $38.5 Million Jet

The National Law Journal

In 2011, top U.S. Department of Justice officials trumpeted the government's effort to seize millions of dollars in assets belonging to a top public official in Equatorial Guinea. But a federal judge in Washington, D.C., has now ruled against the government in a fight over a $38.5 million Gulfstream jet prosecutors contend Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue obtained through corruption.

Congo / International Courts / Rwanda

At U.N., Rwanda Blocks Role for Criminal Court

The Associated Press

Rwanda has successfully blocked the U.N. Security Council from recommending any role for the International Criminal Court in solving conflicts, violence and human rights abuse in Africa, saying the court "condemns crimes committed by some but not others."

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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Court Frees Leading Rights Lawyer

The Associated Press

Zimbabwe Court Frees Leading Rights Lawyer
Released by a Zimbabwe court after eight days in jail for allegedly obstructing justice, the country's top rights lawyer said her arrest was a ploy to intimidate human rights activists and pro-democracy groups ahead of upcoming elections.

Congo / International Courts / Rwanda / United States

International Court Detains Rwandan-Born Warlord

The Associated Press

International Court Detains Rwandan-Born Warlord
African warlord Bosco Ntaganda was taken Friday from the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda and flown to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he faces charges stemming from rebels' reign of terror in eastern Congo a decade ago.

Congo / International Courts / Rwanda / United States

Congolese Warlord Ntaganda Remains at U.S. Embassy

The Associated Press

Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda, who turned himself in Monday to the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda and asked to be handed over to the International Criminal Court, will remain at the embassy while U.S. officials work to facilitate his transfer to The Hague.

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