ICC confirms jurisdiction over Ivory Coast ex-president

[JURIST] The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] on Wednesday unanimously dismissed [judgment, PDF; press release] a challenge by former Ivory Coast president and alleged war criminal Laurent Gbagbo [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] that the court lacks jurisdiction to try him. Gbagbo is charged with crimes against humanity relating to violence following the 2010 elections in which Gbagbo lost but refused to cede power. Specifically, the ICC has charged Gbagbo [materials] with murder, rape, persecution...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2012/12/icc-confirms-jurisdiction-over-ivory-coast-ex-president.php

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