JAG CENTRAL

The Devastation in Darfur (Reuters/NY Times)

From the NY Times, Sudan Poses First Big Trial for World Criminal Court ("Almost three years after the International Criminal Court opened over United States opposition, the United Nations Security Council asked it to investigate atrocities in Sudan and, in the process, placed the court squarely in the international spotlight. By any measure, the request was an important vote of confidence in the new tribunal. But at the court's glass-and-steel headquarters in The Hague, the reaction has been less than euphoric. Still wrestling with the mechanics of how to carry out its mandate to deal with large-scale human rights abuses, the new institution faces high expectations but lacks practical experience."); Inquiry Into (Afghan) Civilian Shootings ("The United States military said it was investigating the shooting and wounding of three civilians by coalition forces in eastern Afghanistan. The three were in a civilian minivan traveling behind a military convoy when it ran into an ambush on Tuesday. According to the military, American troops returned fire on insurgents and hit the civilians, caught in the middle. The government news agency Bakhtar said the troops fired on the civilian car, suspecting them of being behind the ambush."); Soldier Sentenced to Death for Grenade Attack (another story on SGT Akbar's death sentence which I wrote on extensively here); Accused Marine Hears Comrade Praise Him (another 2LT Pantano update).

From the Washington Post, Sergeant Sentenced to Death for Killing Two Officers in Iraq;.

From USA Today, Jurors Sentence Soldier to Death in Kuwait Attack.