Beyond the Verdict: The Lumbala Trial and the Promise of Justice for International Crimes in the DRC

More than 20 years after atrocities committed during the Second Congo War, the French Cour d’assises de Paris delivered a landmark judgment against former minister and armed group leader Roger Lumbala. But beyond the verdict itself, the trial is also significant for how it underscored key elements of international justice, including the organisation of the […] The post Beyond the Verdict: The…