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Locating And Situating Justice Pal: Twail, International Criminal Tribunals, And Judicial Powers, Sujith Xavier May 2022

Locating And Situating Justice Pal: Twail, International Criminal Tribunals, And Judicial Powers, Sujith Xavier

Law Publications

This paper brings forward Justice Pal's dissenting opinion at the Tokyo Tribunal to add to Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) literature on international criminal law and the rules of evidence and procedure. It is part of a TWAIL effort to scrutinize the everyday practices of international prosecutions through procedural and evidentiary rules. By locating and situating Justice Pal's reasoning within the broader academic literature on dissents in international criminal law, it is possible to illustrate how and why Justice Pal's views were obscured as a relevant dissent. From this vantage point, this paper pursues Justice Pal's legacy as …


Gender And The Charles Taylor Case At The Special Court For Sierra Leone, Valerie Oosterveld Jan 2012

Gender And The Charles Taylor Case At The Special Court For Sierra Leone, Valerie Oosterveld

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Atrocity Crimes Litigation Year-In- Review (2010): A Gender Perspective, Valerie Oosterveld Jan 2011

Atrocity Crimes Litigation Year-In- Review (2010): A Gender Perspective, Valerie Oosterveld

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Gender-Sensitive Justice And The International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda: Lessons Learned For The International Criminal Court, Valerie Oosterveld Jan 2005

Gender-Sensitive Justice And The International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda: Lessons Learned For The International Criminal Court, Valerie Oosterveld

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The Preparatory Commission For The International Criminal Court, Valerie Oosterveld Mar 2002

The Preparatory Commission For The International Criminal Court, Valerie Oosterveld

Law Publications

As it becomes increasingly clear that the International Criminal Court will be set up in the near future, it is important to reflect on the work of the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court. When the Rome Statute was being negotiated, it became very clear that additional documents would be necessary in order to create a fully functioning ICC. At the time, eight such documents were identified and included in Resolution F of the Final Act of the Rome Diplomatic conference. As work on these documents nears completion, States have begun to consider the practicalities of setting up the …


The Cooperation Of States With The International Criminal Court, Valerie Oosterveld Jan 2001

The Cooperation Of States With The International Criminal Court, Valerie Oosterveld

Law Publications

This Article explores the various cooperation obligations included within the Rome Statute related to arrest and surrender; investigation and evidence gathering; privileges and immunities of Court officials; witness protection; enforcement of ICC sentences, fines, and forfeiture orders; and offenses against the administration of justice. The nature of each obligation will be discussed within the context of the Rome Statute itself, its negotiation history, and a comparison of how Canada, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom have implemented their obligations to cooperate with the ICC into their domestic law, to the end of providing technical assistance to States undertaking the important task …