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| Highlight of the Week | ||
|---|---|---|
| Russia | Situation in Ukraine: ICC judges issue arrest warrants against Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova | ICC Website |
| Legislative/Parliamentary Developments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | Swiss parliament approves 'crimes of aggression' bill | TVP World |
| Turkey | Turkiye parliament speaker calls for holding Israel responsible for 'war crimes' | Middle East Monitor |
| United States | Congress Should Close the ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ Loophole | Just Security |
| Judicial Developments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Australia, Afghanistan | David McBride to face trial this year as Australian Defence Force investigates alleged Afghanistan war crimes | ABC News |
| Australia, Afghanistan | Ex-Australian soldier charged with war crime over Afghan killing | Aljazeera |
| DRC | Congo: Two top brass on trial for crimes against humanity in Kasai | Justice Info |
| ICJ | The Court authorizes the African Union to participate in the proceedings | ICJ Website |
| Kosovo | Kosovo ex-president Hashim Thaci pleads not guilty to war crimes | BBC News |
| Syria | Syria/Dabbagh case - French justice orders the trial of Ali Mamlouk, Jamil Hassan and Abdel Salam Mahmoud | fidh |