Taku Chambers

ADVOCATES OF THE CAMEROON BAR
SENIOR ADVOCATE:
Chief Charles A. TAKU, Esq. (Head of Chambers)
Lead Counsel, UNICTR
Lead Counsel, Special Court for Sierra Leone, Counsel ICC
Honorary Member of the Law Firm of Angus Gloag and
Jonathan Goodman and Co.
ADVOCATES
Caroline MUNGE TIME
Shufai Blaise SEVIDZEM B
Chief NJI Jerome FOTULLAH
AWUNGNJIA Tetchounkwi
Lawrence LYONGA NGANDA
Publications & Decisions
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APRIL 14, FORTY YEARS AGO: THE EVENTFUL JOURNEY OF A HUMBLE CHAIN BREAKER.
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By Chief Charles A. Taku
On April 14, day, 40 years ago, the chain of systemic prejudice and cultural genocide broke loose and I was authorized to do pupillage to practice law in the Chambers of the legendary lawyer and politician Hon B.T.B Foretia in Victoria. I was the first in several reg...
Read Full Post »Criminal Court's prosecution and investigation policies on ICC African Situations in perspective.
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AFRICAN BAR ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE 2016
HARARE, ZIMBABWE,
4-7 September 2016
Criminal Court's prosecution and investigation policies
on ICC African Situations in perspective.
By Chief Charles A. Taku
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International Criminal Court's prosecution and investigation policies
on ICC African Situations in perspective
By Chief Charles A. Taku
Introduction
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Read Full Post »ICC Trial Chamber IX to deliberate on the Ongwen case
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The trial in the case The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen has entered its final stages following closing statements that took place before Trial Chamber IX of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "Court") from 10 to 12 March 2020. During the closing statement hearings, the Prosecution, the Legal Representatives of Victims and the Defence presented th...
Read Full Post »Testing the frontiers of inconsistent jurisprudence by Chief Charles A. Taku
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Judgement of 11 February 2014: AUGUSTIN NDINDILIYIMANA Vs THE PROSECUTOR ;._~_-.,.PUBLIC AND REDACTED
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Click here for PDF version of the judgement.
Evolution of Defence Systems in International Tribunals By Chief Charles A. Taku
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The preamble of the United Nations Charter, establishes conditions under which “justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law” can be maintained for “promoting social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom”. To underscore this commitment, Article 1 of the United Nations Charter specifies that collective peaceful measures required for the prevention and removal of threats to peace; the maintenance o...
Read Full Post »Laurent Semanza (Appellant) vs. THE PROSECUTOR (Respondent)
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Ocampu's Biggest Mistake has been acting Sherriff for Western Powers
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The PROSECUTOR v. Aug-u stin NDINDILIYIMANA Augustin BIZIMUNGU Francois-Xavier NZUWONEMEYE Innocent SAGAHUTU Case No. ICTR-00-56-T
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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Tribunal penal international pour le Rwanda
OR: ENG
Before: Judge Asoka de Silva, Presiding
Judge Taghrid Hikmet
Judge Seon Ki Park
Registrar: Mr. Adama Dieng
Date: 29 February 2008
The PROSECUTOR
v.
Aug-u stin NDINDILIYIMANA
Augustin BIZIMUNGU
Francois-Xavier NZUWONEMEYE
Innocent SAGAHUTU
Case No. ICTR-00-56-T
DECISION ON NZUWONEMEYE'S MOTIONS TO ADDRESS DEFECT...
Read Full Post »The General's Trial: Dallaire Cross-examination, 23 Nov 2006
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[Here is the cross examination of Gen Dallaire by Me MacDonald, Gen Bizimungu'scounsel, on Thursday, 23 November 2006. One of the disadvantages of postingthese transcripts out of chronological order (in the order which I recieve themfrom Me Black) is that unless you already have a pretty good idea of whathappened in Rwanda between 1990 and 1994, and the role this witness had in it,then this testimony might be a little difficult to follow. To this is added theping-pong of English and French ve...
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