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• A v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (No. 2): A (FC) and others (FC) (Appellants) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) (2004); A and other (Appellants) (FC) and others v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) (Conjoined Appeals)
  8 Dec 2005, House of Lords, Great Britain (UK)
• A. (Khaled Nezzar): A v. Ministère Public de la Confédération, B and C
  25 Jul 2012, Federal Criminal Court, Switzerland
• Abebe-Jira v. Negewo
  10 Jan 1996, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, United States
• Abiola et al. v. Abubakar: Hafsat Abiola et al. (Plaintiffs) v. Abdulsalami Abubakar (Defendant)
  28 Sep 2007, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, United States
• Abtan et al. v. Prince et al.: Estate of Himoud Saed Abtan et al. v. Prince et al.
  6 Jan 2010, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, United States
• Ahmed v. Magan: Abukar H. Ahmed v. Abdi Aden Magan
  10 Jan 2011, United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, United States
• Al Anfal
  24 Jul 2007, Iraqi High Tribunal (Second Criminal Court), Iraq
• Ali Mahmud Ali Shafi et al. v. Palestinian Authority and Palestinian Liberation Organization
  14 Jun 2011, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, United States
• Alić: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Šefik Alić
  20 Jan 2011, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Section I for War Crimes, Appellate Division, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Al-Quraishi et al. v. Nakhla et al.: Wissam Abdullateff Sa’eed Al-Quraishi, et al., Plaintiffs v. Adel Nakhla, et al., Defendants
  29 Jul 2010, United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Greenbelt Division, United States
• Al-Quraishi v. Nakhla (Appeal): Wissam Abdullateff Sa’eed Al-Quraishi, Plaintiff-Appellee v. L-3 Services, Defendant-Appellant and Adel Nakhla, et al., Defendants; and Wissam Abdullateff Sa’eed Al-Quraishi, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Adel Nakhla, Defendant-Appellant and L-3 Services, et al., Defendants.
  21 Sep 2011, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth District, United States
• Al-Skeini and others: Al-Skeini and others (Respondents) v. Secretary of State for Defence (Appellant); Al Skeini and others (Appellants) v. Secretary of State for Defence (Respondent) (Consolidated Appeals)
  13 Jun 2007, House of Lords, Great Britain (UK)
• Alvarez-Machain: United States v. Alvarez-Machain
  18 Oct 1991, United States Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit, United States
• Alvarez-Machain v. Sosa: Alvarez-Machain v. Sosa et al./Alvarez-Machain v. The United States of America
  11 Sep 2001, United States Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit, United States
• Alvarez-Machain v. Sosa: Alvarez-Machain v. Sosa et al./Alvarez-Machain v. The United States of America (rehearing en banc)
  3 Jun 2003, United States Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit, United States
• Ameziane: Djamel Ameziane v. United States
  20 Mar 2012, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, United States
• Amnesty International Canada v. Canada: Amnesty International Canada and British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (Appellants) v. Chief of the Defence Staff for the Canadian Forces, Minister of National Defence and Attorney General of Canada (Respondents)
  17 Dec 2008, Federal Court of Appeal, Canada
• Andrun: Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Nikola Andrun
  19 Aug 2008, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Section I for War Crimes, Appellate Division, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Belbacha v. Bush et al.: Ahmed Belbacha and Salah Belbacha v. George W. Bush et al.
  
• Bjelić: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Veiz Bjelić
  28 Mar 2008, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bouterse: Prosecutor-General of the Supreme Court v. Desiré Bouterse
  18 Sep 2001, Supreme Court, The Netherlands
• Bouzari v. Iran: Houshang Bouzari, Fereshteh Yousefi, Shervin Bouzari and Narvan Bouzari v. Islamic Republic of Iran
  30 Jun 2004, Court of Appeal for Ontario, Canada
• Bralo: The Prosecutor v. Miroslav Bralo
  2 Apr 2007, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Appeals Chamber, The Netherlands
• Bukumba : Madeleine Mangabu Bukumba and Gracia Mukumba, Applicant and The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Respondent
  22 Jan 2004, Federal Court, Canada
• Bundalo et al.: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Ratko Bundalo, Neđo Zeljaja and Đorđislav Aškraba
  28 Jan 2011, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Section I for War Crimes, the Appellate Division Panel, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Cabrera v. Jiménez Naranjo: Jesús Cabrera Jaramillo, Jane Doe and John Doe. v. Carlos Mario Jiménez Naranjo
  14 Jun 2010, District Court for the Southern District of Florida, United States
• Caraballo: Pedro Pablo Caraballo
  7 Sep 1995, Cámara Federal de San Martín, Argentina
• Case of Abu Zubaydah v. Lithuania
  31 May 2018, European Court of Human Rights, France
• Case of Ahorugeze v. Sweden
  27 Oct 2011, European Court of Human Rights, France
• Case of Husayn (Abu Zubaydah) v. Poland
  24 Jul 2014, European Court of Human Rights, France
• Cavallo: The Prosecutor v. Ricardo Miguel Cavallo
  26 Oct 2011, Tribunal Oral Federal Nº 5, Argentina
• Chavez v. Carranza: Ana Chavez, Cecilia Santos, Jose Calderon, Erlinda Franco and Daniel Alvarado v. Nicolas Carranza
  17 Mar 2009, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, United States
• Christopher et al. v. Harbury: Warren Christopher et al. v. Jennifer K. Harbury
  20 Jun 2002, Supreme Court, United States
• Cloe et al.: The Deputy Prosecutor General for Serious Crimes v. Agostinho Cloe, Aghostinho Cab, Lazarus Fuli and Antonio Lelan
  16 Nov 2004, Special Panels for Serious Crimes (District Court of Dili), East Timor
• Dai et al.: The Prosecutor v. Zhiznen Dai et al.
  20 Jun 2006, Supreme Court, Criminal Division, Spain
• Doe et al. v. Constant: Jane Doe I, Jane Doe II, Jane Doe III v. Emmanuel Constant, a/k/a Toto Constant
  1 Dec 2009, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States
• Doe I et al. v. Qi et al.: Jane Doe I, et al. v. Liu Qi, et al.
  8 Dec 2004, United States District Court for the Northern District of California, United States
• Doe I et al. v. UNOCAL et al.: John Doe I et al. v. UNOCAL Corp. et al.
  14 Sep 2004, Superior Court of California, Country of Los Angeles, United States
• Drljača: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Mladen Drljača
  19 Mar 2008, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Preliminary Hearing Judge, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Eshetu Alemu
  8 Jun 2022, The Court of Appeal in The Hague, The Netherlands
• Evans v. UK: The Queen (on the application of Maya Evans) v. Secretary of State for Defence
  25 Jun 2010, High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, Divisional Court, Great Britain (UK)
• Faqirzada: Public Prosecutor v. Abdullah Faqirzada
  8 Nov 2011, Supreme Court of the Netherlands, Criminal Division, The Netherlands
• Filartiga v. Peña-Irala: Dolly M.E. Filartiga and Joel Filartiga v. Americo Norberto Peña-Irala
  30 Jun 1980, Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, United States
• Furundžija: The Prosecutor v. Anto Furundžija
  21 Jul 2000, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Appeals Chamber, The Netherlands
• G.
  24 Jun 2003, Bundesverfassungsgericht / Federal Constitution Court, Germany
• Glavaš: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Branimir Glavaš
  29 Nov 2010, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Section I for War Crimes, Panel of the Appellate Division, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Gonsalves et al.: The General Prosecutor of the Democratic Republic of East Timor v. Paulo Gonsalves, Marcelino Leto Bili Purificasao and Rosalino Pires
  11 Jun 2002, District Court of Dili, Special Panel for Serious Crimes, East Timor
• Gonzalez-Vera v. Kissinger: Laura Gonzalez-Vera et al. v. Kissinger et al.
  9 Jun 2006, United States Court of Appeal, District of Columbia, Unites States of America, United States
• Haagse Stadspartij et al.: De Haagse Stadspartij et al. v. The Netherlands
  5 Apr 2005, District Court of The Hague, The Netherlands
• Habré: Association des Victimes des Crimes et Répressions Politiques au Tchad (AVCRP) et al. v. Hissène Habré
  20 Mar 2001, Supreme Court of Senegal, Senegal
• Harbury v. Hayden et al.: Jennifer K. Harbury v. Michael V. Hayden et al. / Jennifer K. Harbury on her own behalf and as administratrix of the Estate of Efrain Bamaca—Velasquez, Appellant v. Michael V. Hayden, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), et al., Appellees
  15 Apr 2008, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, United States
• Hesam: The Public Prosecutor v. Heshamuddin Hesam
  8 Jul 2008, Supreme Court of the Netherlands, Criminal Division, The Netherlands
• Jalalzoy: The Public Prosecutor v. Habibullah Jalalzoy
  8 Jul 2008, Supreme Court of the Netherlands, Criminal Division, The Netherlands
• Javor et al. v. X: Javor et al. contre X
  26 Mar 1996, Supreme Court, Criminal Division, France
• Jean et al. v. Dorélien: Marie Jeanne Jean et al. v. Carl Dorélien
  16 Aug 2007, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division, United States
• John Doe v. Exxon Mobil: John Doe et al. v. Exxon Mobil Corporation et al.
  14 Oct 2005, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States
• John Doe v. Exxon Mobil: John Doe et al. v. Exxon Mobil Corporation et al.
  8 Jul 2011, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, United States
• Kiobel v. Shell: Esther Kiobel et al. v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Company et al.
  17 Apr 2013, Supreme Court, United States
• Kondić : Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Vinko Kondić
  3 Mar 2008, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Preliminary Hearing Judge, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Kovačević: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Nikola Kovačević
  22 Jun 2007, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Section I for War Crimes, Appellate Division, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Kunarac et al.: The Prosecutor v. Dragoljub Kunarac, Radomir Kovač and Zoran Vuković
  12 Jun 2002, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Appeals Chamber, The Netherlands
• Kurtović: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Zijad Kurtović
  25 Mar 2009, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Section I for War Crimes, Appellate Division, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Lalović & Škiljević: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Radoje Lalović and Soniboj Škiljević
  5 Jul 2011, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Appellate Division, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Legality of the GSS’ interrogation methods: Judgment Concerning the Legality of the GSS' Interrogation Methods
  6 Sep 1999, Supreme Court of Israel, Israel
• Lekaj: Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor v. Anton Lekaj (aka "Pinđo" aka "Balt")
  7 Jul 2005, District Court in Belgrade, War Crimes Chamber, Serbia-Montenegro
• Lelek: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Željko Lelek
  12 Jan 2009, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Section I for War Crimes, Appellate Division, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Lipovac: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Damir Lipovac
  22 Sep 2008, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Section I for War Crimes, Criminal Division, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Manek et al.: The Deputy General Prosecutor for Serious Crimes v. Manek et al.
  28 Feb 2003, District Court of Dili, Special Panel for Serious Crimes, East Timor
• Marić: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Zoran Marić
  29 Oct 2009, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Section I for War Crimes, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Mejakić et al.: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Željko Mejakić, Momčilo Gruban and Duško Knežević
  16 Feb 2009, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Section I for War Crimes, Appellate Division, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Milanović: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Mladen Milanović
  6 Dec 2007, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Section I for War Crimes, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Mohamed v. Dataplan: Binyam Mohamed, Abou Elkassim Britel, Ahmed Agiza, Mohamed Farag Ahmad Bashmilah, Bisher Al-Rawi, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, and the United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee
  8 Sep 2010, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States
• Mousa v. USA: Ali Zaki Mousa and others, claimants, v. Secretary of State for Defence, defendant, and Legal Services Commission, interested party
  16 Jul 2010, High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Divisional Court, Great Britain (UK)
• Mpambara: Public Prosecutor v. Joseph Mpambara
  7 Jul 2011, Court of Appeal of The Hague, The Netherlands
• Mutua et al. v. UK: Ndiki Mutua, Paulo Nzili, Wambugu Wa Nyingi, Jane Muthoni Mara and Susan Ngondi v. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  21 Jul 2011, The High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Great Britain (UK)
• Mutua et al. v. UK: Ndiki Mutua, Paulo Nzili, Wambugu Wa Nyingi, Jane Muthoni Mara and Susan Ngondi v. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  5 Oct 2012, The High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Great Britain (UK)
• Nzapali: Public Prosecutor v. Sebastien Nzapali
  1 Dec 2009, Supreme Court of the Netherlands, The Netherlands
• Ochoa Lizarbe v. Hurtado: Teófila Ochoa Lizarbe et al v. Telmo Ricardo Hurtado Hurtado
  4 Mar 2008, United States District Court Southern District of Florida, Miami Division, United States
• Ostojić: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Jovan Ostojić
  12 Mar 2008, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Preliminary Hearing Judge), Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Ould Dah: Ely Ould Dah
  7 Jan 2005, Cour d'assises du Gard, France
• Palija: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Jadranko Palija
  24 Apr 2008, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Section I for War Crimes, Appellate Division, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Pinochet: Re: Augusto Pinochet Ugarte
  28 Oct 1998, High Court of Justice (Queen’s Bench Division), Great Britain (UK)
• Pinochet: Regina (the Crown) v. Bartle and the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and Others ex parte Pinochet; Regina v. Evans and Another and the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and Others ex parte Pinochet
  24 Mar 1999, House of Lords, Great Britain (UK)
• Ramić: Niset Ramić v. The Prosecutor
  21 Nov 2007, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber (Section I), Appellate Panel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Roy M. Belfast, Jr.: United States of America v. Roy M. Belfast, Jr.
  15 Jul 2010, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, United States
• Russia v. Zakaev: The Government of the Russian Federation v. Akhmed Zakaev
  23 Nov 2003, Bow Street Magistrates' Court, Great Britain (UK)
• Šakić (Dinko Ljubomir): Office of the County Public Prosecutor v. Dinko Ljubomir Šakić
  8 Jul 1999, County Court in Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
• Šakić (Slavko): Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Slavko Šakić
  29 Oct 2008, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Samantar: Bashe Abdi Yousuf et al. v. Mohamed Ali Samantar
  28 Aug 2012, District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Alexandria Division), United States
• Schneider v. Kissinger: René Schneider et al. v. Henry A. Kissinger et al.
  30 Mar 2004, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States
• Schneider v. Kissinger: René Schneider et al. v. Henry Alfred Kissinger and United States of America et al.
  28 Jun 2005, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, United States
• Sedyono et al.: The Deputy General Prosecutor for Serious Crimes v. Col. Herman Sedyono et al.
  8 Apr 2003, District Court of Dili, Special Panel for Serious Crimes, East Timor
• Selimović et al.: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Mehura Selimović, Adil Ružnić and Emir Mustafić
  16 Apr 2009, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Preliminary Hearing Judge, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Sokolovic: The Prosecutor v. Maksim Sokolovic
  21 Feb 2001, Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof), Germany, Germany
• Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain: Jose Fransisco Sosa v. Humberto Alvarez-Machain / The United States v. Humberto Alvarez-Machain
  29 Jun 2004, Supreme Court, United States
• South African Apartheid Litigation: Lungisile Ntsebeza et al. v. Citigroup, Inc., et al.
  29 Nov 2004, United States District Court Southern District of New York, United States
• South African Apartheid Litigation: Khulumani et al. v. Barclays National Bank et al., and Lungisile Ntsbeza et al v. Daimler AG et al.
  12 Oct 2007, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States
• South African Apartheid Litigation: Lungisile Ntsbeza et al v. Daimler AG et al., and Khulumani et al. v. Barclays National Bank et al.
  8 Apr 2009, United States District Court Southern District of New York, United States
• Suresh v. Canada: Suresh v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)
  11 Jun 1999, Federal Court, Canada
• Suresh v. Canada: Suresh v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)
  18 Jan 2000, Federal Court of Appeal, Canada
• Suresh v. Canada: Suresh v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)
  1 Nov 2002, Supreme Court of Canada, Canada
• Tadić: The Prosecutor v. Duško Tadić
  26 Jan 2000, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Appeals Chamber, The Netherlands
• Tel-Oren v. Libya: Hanoch Tel-Oren, et al., v. Libyan Arab Republic, et al.
  30 Jun 1981, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States
• Tel-Oren v. Libya: Hanoch Tel-Oren, et al., Appellants, v. Libyan Arab Republic, et al.
  3 Feb 1984, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, United States
• The Prosecutor v. Eyad Al-Gharib
  24 Feb 2021, The Higher Regional Court of Koblenz, Germany
• Todorović (Mirko) & Radić: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Mirko Todorović and Miloš Radić
  23 Jan 2009, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Section I for War Crimes, Appellate Division, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange v. Dow Chemical Co.
  28 Mar 2005, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, United States
• Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange v. Dow Chemical Co.
  22 Feb 2008, United States Court of Appeals For the Second District, United States
• Vračević: Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Mirko Vračević a/k/a Srbin
  27 Dec 2006, State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Zardad: Regina v Faryadi Sarwar Zardad
  7 Feb 2007, Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, Great Britain (UK)