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Individual Criminal Responsibility For The Destruction Of Religious And Historic Buildings: The Al Mahdi Case, Milena Sterio
Individual Criminal Responsibility For The Destruction Of Religious And Historic Buildings: The Al Mahdi Case, Milena Sterio
Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law
Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, also known as Abon Tourab, was a member of the radical Islamic group Ansar Eddine, serving as one of four commanders during its brutal occupation of Timbuktu in 2012. The International Criminal Court (ICC) indicted Al Mahdi on several charges of war crimes, for intentional attacks against ten religious and historic buildings and monuments. All the buildings which Al Mahdi was charged with attacking had been under UNESCO protection, and most had been listed as world heritage sites. The case against Al Mahdi at the ICC unfolded relatively quickly and efficiently, from the official Malian …
The Icc's Role In Combatting The Destruction Of Cultural Heritage, Mark S. Ellis
The Icc's Role In Combatting The Destruction Of Cultural Heritage, Mark S. Ellis
Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law
However, the case’s firm grounding in international law, and the clear connection between a category of cultural-property crimes and attempts at cultural erasure, challenges the notion that these are second-rate crimes. The case reinforces the legal principle that attacks on culture, like attacks against people, constitute war crimes subject to international criminal prosecution. The Al Mahdi case will be significant in determining how the international community should best deal with such abhorrent attacks in the future.
Al Mahdi Has Been Convicted Of A Crime He Did Not Commit, William Schabas
Al Mahdi Has Been Convicted Of A Crime He Did Not Commit, William Schabas
Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law
A closer look at the Rome Statute suggests that Al Mahdi did not commit the crime for which he was convicted.