Fatou Bensouda, former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), discusses the importance of judicial independence and the rule of law in highly politicised trials. She talks about the challenges she faced as ICC Prosecutor and how she coped with the pressure. She also discusses the impact of the ICC’s jurisprudence on international criminal justice in Africa, the importance of …
11 July 2017 Interview with Mbacké Fall, Former Prosecutor of the Extraordinary African Chambers in Senegal, by Angela Mudukuti, International Criminal Justice Lawyer, Wayamo Foundation. ENGLISH TRANSLATION BELOW. What were the lessons learnt from the Extraordinary African Chambers, and what where the successes? We have had positive results. The African Chambers had a mandate to try those most responsible for …
Anta Guissé, Avocate internationale de la défense au Cabinet GUISSE, revient sur le rôle de la défense devant les tribunaux internationaux et des difficultés auxquelles elle fait face. Dans ces dossiers médiatisés, la présomption d’innocence se transforme trop souvent en présomption de culpabilité. Anta rappelle que les juges de ces tribunaux sont là pour juger l’affaire en fait et en …
6-11 July 2017 Professor of Law, Tiyanjana Maluwa, discusses the importance of strengthening national justice mechanisms in Africa, the ICC’s purported ‘African bias’ and role that global leaders ought to be taking in the system of international justice.
6-11 July 2017 The former Prime Minister of Senegal discusses how regional cooperation is key to tackling transnational organized crimes in Africa.
6-11 July 2017 Human rights expert, Fatiha Serour, reflects on the Africa Group on Justice and Accountability’s(AGJA) two-day symposium in Dakar, Senegal, AGJA’s strategic and the Central African Republic meetings and turning human rights rhetoric into practice.
18-19 October 2016 Elise Keppler from Human Rights Watch talks about bias, “race hunting,” and the misperceptions of the relationship between Africa and the International Criminal Court. Keppler is associate director of HRW’s International Justice Program and the author of fact-finding reports on the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone and Uganda’s International Crimes Division, and played an integral role …
Fatou Bensouda, former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, discusses the impact of the ICC’s jurisprudence on international criminal justice in Africa.
Hajer Gueldich revient sur le projet de réforme des organes juridictionnels de l’Union africaine et de la future Cour africaine de justice et des droits de l’homme.
La Fondation Wayamo et le Programme pour la promotion de l’État de droit en Afrique subsaharienne de la Fondation Konrad Adenauer (KAS) ont organisé une conférence internationale intitulée : « Justice pour les crimes internationaux : enjeux et stratégies en Afrique de l’Ouest et ailleurs » le 25 et 26 octobre 2021 à Dakar.
