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Dissertation On The Prosecution And The Trial Of Heads Of State Under International Law: The Case Of Slobodan Milosevic And Charles Ghankay Taylor, Julia A. Shilunga
Dissertation On The Prosecution And The Trial Of Heads Of State Under International Law: The Case Of Slobodan Milosevic And Charles Ghankay Taylor, Julia A. Shilunga
Theses and Dissertations
In the past, the responsibility of head of State and of Government was national competence. There were no international rules which established their responsibilities in international law. If they committed crimes, this remained exclusively the matter of the State and if there was the responsibility for the wrong behavior, it was the responsibility of the States themselves and not of the leaders as persons.
It was only very slowly that the State leaders started to be called to responsibility. One of the first attempts, which failed, was the 1919 Treaty of Versailles which wanted to prosecute the German Emperor. The …