Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Law
Never Again: Questioning The Yugoslav And Rwanda Tribunals, Makau Wa Mutua
Never Again: Questioning The Yugoslav And Rwanda Tribunals, Makau Wa Mutua
Journal Articles
Fifty years after Nuremberg, the international community has again decided to experiment with international war crimes tribunals. The stated purpose for the establishment of both the Yugoslav and Rwanda Tribunals by the United Nations are to “put an end” to serious crimes such as genocide and to “take effective measures to bring to justice the persons who are responsible for them.” This piece argues that both assumptions are unrealistic and that such tribunals will have little or no effect on human rights violations of such enormous barbarity. In addition, this piece questions the motivations behind the formulation of the tribunals …
Trial Of The Century? Assessing The Case Of Dusko Tadic Before The International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia, Mark S. Zaid
Trial Of The Century? Assessing The Case Of Dusko Tadic Before The International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia, Mark S. Zaid
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
It is more than bitter irony that nearly fifty years to the day after the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg rendered its judgment, we are here today analyzing the first international war crimes trial held since the end of World War II.
A Critique Of The Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal In Report Of The International Law Association On An International Criminal Court, Michael P. Scharf
A Critique Of The Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal In Report Of The International Law Association On An International Criminal Court, Michael P. Scharf
Faculty Publications
It is ironic that history has not been altogether kind to the Nuremberg Tribunal, labeling it "victor's justice," denouncing its application of ex post facto law, and rebuking its procedural shortcomings. Fifty years later, the world community has created another war crimes tribunal - the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. In its first annual report, this new Tribunal stated that "one can discern in the statute and the rules a conscious effort to avoid some of the often-mentioned flaws of Nuremberg and Tokyo." Because it will serve as the model for future ad hoc tribunals and a permanent …