Conference on military judiciary and transitional justice
Benghazi, 10-11 June 2012
The conference, held over two days, Sunday and Monday 10–11 June 2012, in the hall of the Tibesti Hotel in Benghazi under the slogan “Raising the standard of military justice and a safe passage to the new Libya”, is discussing many themes, including the establishment of a qualified and independent military judiciary and a review of the military procedure and penal codes, as well as the application of the standards of the tolerant Islamic sharia and of international humanitarian law to detainees in the Libyan situation, the rulings on rebellion (baghy) in Islamic sharia, war crimes and international conventions, and the minimum standards for the treatment of detainees. It is also discussing transitional justice and the stages of its implementation towards a “safe passage”, and the efforts of the reconciliation committees. The conference was attended by a large number of judicial bodies, both civil and military, human rights organisations and international organisations.
Jamila Abdelrahman, Al-Tadamun News Agency
Ourida Abdallah Abuhliqa, Libya Al-Salam newspaper
