The May 2012 Special Issue of Legal Eye on the ICC is now available. This Special Issue is the first in a series of four Special Issues reporting on the first trial Judgement handed down by Trial Chamber I in the case against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo on 14 March 2012.

In Special Issue # 1, we discuss the Chamber’s findings on the sexual violence testimony presented by Prosecution witnesses during trial. In addition, this Special Issue includes a summary of the request to participate in the reparations proceedings in the Lubanga case, filed by the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice on 28 March, and granted by the Trial Chamber on 20 April 2012.

Special Issue # 2 will analyse the Trial Chamber’s findings on Lubanga’s individual criminal responsibility for the crimes with which he was charged. Special Issue # 3 will discuss the Chamber’s findings on the Prosecution’s investigation techniques and use of intermediaries in its investigations. Finally, Special Issue # 4 will cover the reparations proceedings in the Lubanga case, including the observations on reparations submitted to the Court by the Women’s Initiatives on 10 May 2012.