Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
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Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is the landmark International Criminal Court case in which Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga was tried and convicted for the war crime of enlisting and conscripting child soldiers.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
International Criminal Court case
ⓘ
war crimes trial ⓘ |
| appealJudgmentDate | 2014-12-01 ⓘ |
| appealOutcome | conviction and sentence confirmed on appeal ⓘ |
| armedGroupInvolved |
Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo
ⓘ
Union des Patriotes Congolais ⓘ |
| articleInvoked |
Article 8(2)(b)(xxvi) Rome Statute
ⓘ
Article 8(2)(e)(vii) Rome Statute ⓘ |
| chamber |
Trial Chambers
ⓘ
surface form:
Trial Chamber I
|
| charge |
war crime of conscripting children under the age of 15
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war crime of enlisting children under the age of 15 ⓘ war crime of using children under the age of 15 to participate actively in hostilities ⓘ |
| conflictType | non-international armed conflict ⓘ |
| countryConcerned | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| countryOfCrimes | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| court | International Criminal Court ⓘ |
| defendant | Thomas Lubanga Dyilo ⓘ |
| judgmentDate | 2012-03-14 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Democratic Republic of the Congo situation ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
definition of active participation in hostilities by children
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standard of proof for conscription and enlistment of children ⓘ |
| placeOfTrial | The Hague ⓘ |
| proceduralFeature |
extensive victim participation in proceedings
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use of intermediaries in evidence collection ⓘ |
| prosecutor | Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ |
| regionOfCrimes |
Ituri Province
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surface form:
Ituri
|
| reparationsOrdered | yes ⓘ |
| reparationsType | collective reparations ⓘ |
| sentence | 14 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| sentencingDate | 2012-07-10 ⓘ |
| significance |
first ICC case focused exclusively on child soldiers
ⓘ
first conviction by the International Criminal Court ⓘ |
| startDate | 2006-03-20 ⓘ |
| status | completed case ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | recruitment and use of child soldiers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCrimes | 2002-09-01/2003-08-13 ⓘ |
| trialStartDate | 2009-01-26 ⓘ |
| typeOfCrime | war crime ⓘ |
| verdict | guilty ⓘ |
| victimGroup | children under 15 years of age ⓘ |
| victimParticipation | recognized ⓘ |
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