National tribunals
The country administers justice itself
National courts are the pillars of justice within each country, responsible for applying laws and delivering fair judgments for offenses ranging from civil disputes to the most serious crimes. Their functioning reflects the diversity of legal systems around the world and plays a central role in protecting citizens' rights, maintaining public order, and promoting justice. Justice Info covers the prosecutions and trials conducted before these national courts when they pertain to crimes under international law.
Australia’s war crimes in Afghanistan: “I am one of them”
“It was really ugly, and it continues to be hurtful, but we called ourselves out,” Major General Jeff Sengelman says. Today, we broadcast an exclusive interview with the man who played a key role in creating “the command climate”, as he says, for the opening of investigations into war crimes against Australian Special Forces in Afghanistan. The “Brereton Inquiry” – named after Judge Paul Brereton who headed it - began in […]
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