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With less than a week to the appearance of six suspected post election violence perpetrators in the international criminal court in the Hague the government is in a spin in its efforts to stop the Hague trials. The government has filed a case in The Hague seeking to stop the ICC from handling the two Kenyan cases. Two British lawyers filed the application. This came as the government’s deferral bid suffered a set back with visiting UN secretary general Ban Ki moon saying he has no influence whatsoever over the security council.

Prosecutor - World Premiere
Wednesday May 11, 2011 at 9 pm ET; encore May 15 at 11 pm ET
95 minutes
Directed by Barry Stevens
Produced by White Pines Pictures and the NFB in association with TVO

A fascinating story with extraordinary inside access, “Prosecutor” follows the Chief Prosecutor through the first trials of the newly formed International Criminal Court. Luis Moreno-Ocampo investigates and prosecutes some of the world’s worst criminals for some of the world’s worst crimes. He’s a hero to genocide survivors, but has bitter enemies on both the Right and the Left. Prosecutor offers front-row seats to the historic events that will determine whether the ICC is a groundbreaking new weapon for global justice or just an idealistic dream.

International Criminal Court prosecutors in The Hague launched a probe on Thursday into Moamer Kadhafi, his sons and key aides for crimes against humanity arising from a bloody crackdown on Libya’s popular revolt.

On March 21, 2011, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland announced its contribution of £500,000 to the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV), during the Annual Meeting of the TFV Board of Directors in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Background: The Trust Fund for Victims (TFV)
The Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) is the first of its kind in the global movement to end impunity and promote justice. At the end of one of the bloodiest centuries in human history, the international community made a commitment to end impunity, help prevent the gravest crimes known to humanity and bring justice to victims with the adoption of the Rome Statute. In 2002, the Rome Statute came into effect and the Assembly of States Parties established the TFV under article 79 of the Rome Statute, to benefit victims of crimes and their families within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC). These crimes are genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes—and in the future, crimes of aggression.

We begin in The Hague where International criminal court prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo has formally appealed against the decision by the pre-trial chamber to strike out police killings in Kisumu and Kibera from charges leveled against three suspects. The pre-trial Chamber judges had ruled that the events that took place in Kisumu and Kibera could not be attributed to the suspects in the ICC case against Francis Muthaura, Uhuru Kenyatta and Hussein Ali. NTV’s Richard Chacha reports.

International criminal law expert Payam Akhavan talks about the International Criminal Court investigation into Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, his sons, and closest allies. Powered by Producer : CBC

A heavy cloud of confusion hangs over the coalition government on the impending trial of six post election violence suspects, named by the International Criminal Court prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo. Vice president Kalonzo Musyoka has yet again jetted out of the country in his ongoing campaign to help the government sidestep the ICC process. And as Rashid Ronald reports, analysts say the government’s frantic moves may be coming too late in the day.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) held a ceremony on 11 February 2011 at the seat of the Court, in The Hague, to welcome the Republic of Moldova as the 114th State Party to the Rome Statute, the ICC’s founding treaty.

During the ceremony, ICC President Sang-Hyun Song presented the Ambassador of Moldova, H.E. Mr Mihai Gribincea, with a special edition of the Rome Statute, as a symbol of their joint commitment to the rule of law.

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Kenya will send special envoys, tasked with explaining the Kenyan ICC scenario, to the 15 current members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has said.