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Arrest warrant for al-Bashir

Published: 3 March 2009

Tomorrow, the International Criminal Court is widely expected to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir because of his alleged involvement in the violence in Darfur, marking the first time in history that an international court does so for a sitting head of state.

The following experts are generally available for comment today and tomorrow:


Frédéric Mégret

Professor, Faculty of Law
Canada Research Chair in the Law of Human Rights and Legal Pluralism
Expertise: international criminal law Public international law, international protection of human rights,
frederic.megret [at] mcgill.ca (frédéric.mé)
514-288-8352 (today)
514-651-9535

 

 

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