BRUSSELS
Many thought that the Belgian case against Ariel Sharon for his alleged role in the Sabra and Shatilla massacres would be dismissed, due to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on Diplomatic Immunity. A Belgian court has determined that the ICJ decision does not apply and the Sharon indictment can proceed to trial in June.
(Please see “Diplomatic Immunity” article in our International Law section of this website.)
The following is a statement issued today, by attorneys representing the victims of the Sabra and Shatilla massacre in Lebanon in 1982
Statement by Lawyers representing the Survivors of Sabra and Shatila following the Final Pre-Trial Hearing on the Admissibility of the Case Lodged against Sharon and others for Trial in Belgium under the principle of Universal Jurisdiction for War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, and Genocide.
Following a reopening of debate about the admissibility of this case for trial, made at our request and at the request of the Attorney-General in the wake of the International Court of Justice's 14 February decision in the Congo v. Belgium case, we had an extensive session of hearings this morning at the Court of Appeals in Brussels.
Many thought that the Belgian case against Ariel Sharon for his alleged role in the Sabra and Shatilla massacres would be dismissed, due to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on Diplomatic Immunity. A Belgian court has determined that the ICJ decision does not apply and the Sharon indictment can proceed to trial in June.
(Please see “Diplomatic Immunity” article in our International Law section of this website.)
The following is a statement issued today, by attorneys representing the victims of the Sabra and Shatilla massacre in Lebanon in 1982
Statement by Lawyers representing the Survivors of Sabra and Shatila following the Final Pre-Trial Hearing on the Admissibility of the Case Lodged against Sharon and others for Trial in Belgium under the principle of Universal Jurisdiction for War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, and Genocide.
Following a reopening of debate about the admissibility of this case for trial, made at our request and at the request of the Attorney-General in the wake of the International Court of Justice's 14 February decision in the Congo v. Belgium case, we had an extensive session of hearings this morning at the Court of Appeals in Brussels.