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Grave Crimes And Weak Evidence: Fact-Finding Evolution In International Criminal Law, Nancy Amoury Combs Jan 2017

Grave Crimes And Weak Evidence: Fact-Finding Evolution In International Criminal Law, Nancy Amoury Combs

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International criminal courts carry out some of the most important work that a legal system can conduct: prosecuting those who have visited death and destruction on millions. Despite the significance of their work--or perhaps because of it--international courts face tremendous challenges. Chief among them is accurate fact-finding. With alarming regularity, international criminal trials feature inconsistent, vague, and sometimes false testimony that renders judges unable to assess with any measure of certainty who did what to whom in the context of a mass atrocity. This Article provides the first-ever empirical study quantifying fact-finding in an international criminal court. The study shines …


Book Review Of Fraudulent Evidence Before Public International Tribunals: The Dirty Stories Of International Law, Nancy Amoury Combs Jul 2015

Book Review Of Fraudulent Evidence Before Public International Tribunals: The Dirty Stories Of International Law, Nancy Amoury Combs

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From Prosecutorial To Reparatory: A Valuable Post-Conflict Change Of Focus, Nancy Amoury Combs Jan 2015

From Prosecutorial To Reparatory: A Valuable Post-Conflict Change Of Focus, Nancy Amoury Combs

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International Courts And Tribunals, Lee M. Caplan, Nancy Amoury Combs, Carl Magnus Nesser, Ucheora O. Onwuamaegbu, Cesare P.R. Romano Jul 2007

International Courts And Tribunals, Lee M. Caplan, Nancy Amoury Combs, Carl Magnus Nesser, Ucheora O. Onwuamaegbu, Cesare P.R. Romano

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This article summarizes significant developments in 2006 concerning international courts and tribunals, particularly events relating to the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal, the Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission, and arbitral tribunals constituted under the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States. This article covers the period of activity from December 1, 2005, to November 30, 2006.


International Courts And Tribunals, Nancy Amoury Combs, Carl Magnus Nesser, Ucheora O. Onwuamaegbu, Mark B. Rees, Jacqueline Weisman Jul 2005

International Courts And Tribunals, Nancy Amoury Combs, Carl Magnus Nesser, Ucheora O. Onwuamaegbu, Mark B. Rees, Jacqueline Weisman

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This article reviews and summarizes significant developments in 2004 concerning international courts and tribunals, particularly events relating to tbe International Court of Justice, tbe United Nations Compensation Commission, the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal, and tbe Claims Resolution Tribunal. Significant developments relating to the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda, proposed additional ad hoc international criminal tribunals, the International Tribunal for the Law of tbe Sea, and tbe World Trade Organization dispute settlement system and other trade dispute settlement systems are detailed in other articles in this issue.


International Courts And Tribunals, Nancy Amoury Combs, Ucheora O. Onwuamaegbu, Mark B. Rees, Jacqueline Weisman Jul 2004

International Courts And Tribunals, Nancy Amoury Combs, Ucheora O. Onwuamaegbu, Mark B. Rees, Jacqueline Weisman

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This article reviews and summarizes significant developments in 2003 concerning international courts and tribunals, particularly events relating to the International Court of Justice, the United Nations Compensation Commission, the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal and the Claims Resolution Tribunal. Other articles in this issue detail significant developments relating to the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, the proposed additional ad hoc international criminal tribunals, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the World Trade Organization dispute settlement system, and other trade dispute settlement systems.


International Courts And Tribunals, Nancy Amoury Combs, Daryl A. Mundis, Ucheora O. Onwuamaegbu, Mark B. Rees, Jacqueline A. Weisman Jul 2003

International Courts And Tribunals, Nancy Amoury Combs, Daryl A. Mundis, Ucheora O. Onwuamaegbu, Mark B. Rees, Jacqueline A. Weisman

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This article reviews and summarizes significant developments in 2002 involving international courts and tribunals, particularly events relating to the International Court of Justice, the United Nations Compensation Commission, the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal, the Claims Resolution Tribunal, and the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims. Significant developments relating to the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda, proposed additional ad hoc international criminal tribunals, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the World Trade Organization dispute settlement system, and other trade dispute settlement systems are detailed in other articles in this …