Caressing the Big Fish? A Critique of ICC Trial Chamber V(a)'s Decision to Grant Ruto's Request for Excusal from Continuous Presence at Trial

Authors

• Thomas Obel Hansen, United States International University-Africa

Abstract

The article critiques the ICC Trial Chamber V(a)'s decision to excuse William Ruto from continuous presence at his trial, arguing that this decision misinterprets Articles 63 and 27 of the Rome Statute. The Chamber's reliance on "exceptional circumstances" and Ruto's official status as Vice President of Kenya undermines the principle of equality before the law and sets a problematic precedent for future cases involving high-ranking officials.

Disciplines

Courts | Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure | Human Rights Law | International Law | Jurisprudence | Law

Recommended Citation

Thomas O. Hansen, Caressing the Big Fish? A Critique of ICC Trial Chamber V(a)'s Decision to Grant Ruto's Request for Excusal from Continuous Presence at Trial, 22 Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L. 31 (2013).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjicl/vol22/iss1/4