Tribunal

CASE NOTE: Inco Europe Ltd & Ors v First Choice Distribution & Ors I. INTRODUCTION This case bears a great importance on II. THE CASE A. FACTS Inco Europe was a dealer in non-ferrous metals traded on the London Metal Exchange. It had previously done business with Steinweg, owner of an approved LME warehouse for metals being traded on the exchange. The two have been in business together for at least three years preceding this collaboration. Inco Europe and Steinweg usually dealt on the terms…

In April of 1994, Rwandan President Habyarimana was assassinated. In the days following his death, chaos and violence erupted throughout Rwanda. As a result of the Hutu rebel group (the Interahamwe) indiscriminately killing members of the Tutsi ethnic group, thousands of Tutsi civilians fled their homes in Gikongoro, a prefecture in southern Rwanda. Many of the Tutsi sought refuge at places such as Kibeho Parish, Cyanika Parish, Kaduha Parish, Murambi technical school, and Ruhashya commune.…

the American Civil War. However, unlike that trial, the Nuremburg Trials contained a tribunal with judges from America, Russia, and Great Britain. Since each of these countries had their own legal practices, it made the trials much more complicated. After some time, the Allies eventually declared the laws and procedures for the trials on August 8, 1945 using the London Charter of the International Military Tribunal (IMT). The IMT included three categories: war crimes, crimes against peace, and…

II the United Nations created tribunals for criminal prosecution of war crimes proceeded with the Nuremberg Trials. Since that time there have been other systems including the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) that dealt with the war crimes that occurred in Yugoslavia. Also, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) which prosecuted those involved in the genocide in Rwanda (U.N., 2015). In addition, there are Hybrid Tribunals and the International…

Case Note: McGeown v NSW Land and Housing Corporation Ⅰ INTRODUCTION The doctrine of precedent plays a major role in a common law system and only this system makes its law by this principle. McGeown v NSW Land and Housing Corporation is a case involving the doctrine of precedent as well as the interpretation of the common law system. It is clear to the court that there was no real dispute between the parties about factual matters, however the issue at trial was whether the applicant breach the…

domestic criminal trials (in countries having a common law system) but it can also be observed in the International Criminal Law. This is because the international forums like; International Criminal Court (ICC) and other International Criminal Tribunals, which deal with the litigation of criminal matters, have the authority to entertain not only those criminal matters in which ‘states’ are involved but also those criminal issues in which the ‘individuals’ are suspected to be involved. And this…

What does it mean to be a global citizen? If you want to see a prime example of one, just look at Louise Arbour, a huge spokeswoman for international justice and equality. Born February 10th, 1947 in Montreal, Quebec, Louise Arbour is the daughter of Bernard Arbour and Ruth LaBerge. She has one brother, Patrick Arbour, and is currently married to her loving husband Larry Taman, with whom she has three children. At the age of twenty-two, Louise attended the Université de Montréal and began…

triple the attendance of students that were in the residential school system. (Blackstock, 2005). To present date, approximately 4,300 of Aboriginal children aged four and under are living in foster care. BACKGROUND: - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal had issued a ruling against the Canadian federal government stating that the federal government had…

In 1830, after the collapse of Grand Colombia Venezuela along with Ecuador and Colombia were formed. Venezuela is located on the northern coast of South America. It has an area of 352,144 square miles and is bordered by Guyana to the East, Brazil to the South, Colombia to the West, and the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea to the north. Venezuela is divided into four major environmental regions the coastal zone, the Andean mountain range, the plains, and the Guiana Highlands. The capital…

labelled as genocide, meaning the attention of preventing sexual violence in the future is diverted. The prosecution rate of the Rwanda tribunal 's are less than mediocre, with only a total of 10.4% of perpetrators, who pleaded guilty, have been convicted of rape related crimes. "The vast majority of allegations have been dismissed for insufficient evidence, the Tribunal believes the rapes actually took place but has dismissed the indictments" for variable reasons. Buss, E.D (2009:152) It is…