Critical Analysis: Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto to be Tried at the International Criminal Court, and the ICC to be tried by the Kenyans

William Ruto, Kenya’s Vice President appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the first time on September 10, 2013 for his trial.  Ruto is charged with crimes against humanity in response to the ethnic cleansing that occurred shortly after the 2007 presidential election.  During this cleansing, more than 1,000 people died and 600,000 people … Read more

After a Brief Hiatus, Kenya Once Again Has Universal Jurisdiction Over Pirates

On October 18, the Kenyan Court of Appeal in Nairobi handed down a pivotal decision in In re Mohamud Mohammed Hashi, et al. It held that Kenya has jurisdiction to try piracy suspects whose alleged acts occurred beyond the country’s territorial waters. Due to Kenya’s central role in the emerging global network of piracy prosecutions, the … Read more