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Egypt In Transition, M. Bassiouni Dec 2013

Egypt In Transition, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


Perspectives On International Criminal Justice, M. Bassiouni Dec 2009

Perspectives On International Criminal Justice, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


Ceding The High Ground: The Iraqi High Criminal Court Statute And The Trial Of Saddam Hussein, M. Bassiouni, Michael W. Hanna Dec 2006

Ceding The High Ground: The Iraqi High Criminal Court Statute And The Trial Of Saddam Hussein, M. Bassiouni, Michael W. Hanna

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


Evolving Approaches To Jihad: From Self-Defense To Revolutionary And Regime-Change Politicial Violence, M. Bassiouni Dec 2006

Evolving Approaches To Jihad: From Self-Defense To Revolutionary And Regime-Change Politicial Violence, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


The Perennial Conflict Between International Criminal Justice And Realpolitik, M. Bassiouni Dec 2005

The Perennial Conflict Between International Criminal Justice And Realpolitik, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


The Institutionalization Of Torture Under The Bush Administration, M. Bassiouni Dec 2005

The Institutionalization Of Torture Under The Bush Administration, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


Post-Conflict Justice In Iraq: An Appraisal Of The Iraq Special Tribunal, M. Bassiouni Dec 2004

Post-Conflict Justice In Iraq: An Appraisal Of The Iraq Special Tribunal, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


Justice And Peace: The Importance Of Choosing Accountability Over Realpolitik, M. Bassiouni Dec 2002

Justice And Peace: The Importance Of Choosing Accountability Over Realpolitik, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


Legal Control Of International Terrorism: A Policy-Oriented Assessment, M. Bassiouni Dec 2001

Legal Control Of International Terrorism: A Policy-Oriented Assessment, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


Book Review: Reviewing Hilmi M. Zawati, Is Jihad A Just War? War, Peace And Human Rights Under Islamic And Public International Law (E. Mellen Press, 2002), M. Bassiouni Dec 2001

Book Review: Reviewing Hilmi M. Zawati, Is Jihad A Just War? War, Peace And Human Rights Under Islamic And Public International Law (E. Mellen Press, 2002), M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


Universal Jurisdiction For International Crimes: Historical Perspectives And Contemporary Practice, M. Bassiouni Dec 2000

Universal Jurisdiction For International Crimes: Historical Perspectives And Contemporary Practice, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


Searching For Justice In The World Of Realpolitik, M. Bassiouni Dec 1999

Searching For Justice In The World Of Realpolitik, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


Combating Impunity For International Crimes, M. Bassiouni Dec 1999

Combating Impunity For International Crimes, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


The Future Of International Criminal Justice., M. Bassiouni Dec 1998

The Future Of International Criminal Justice., M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


Negotiating The Treaty Of Rome On The Establishment Of An International Criminal Court, M. Bassiouni Dec 1998

Negotiating The Treaty Of Rome On The Establishment Of An International Criminal Court, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


Normative Framework Of International Humanitarian Law: Overlaps, Gaps, And Ambiguities, M. Bassiouni Dec 1997

Normative Framework Of International Humanitarian Law: Overlaps, Gaps, And Ambiguities, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


From Versailles To Rwanda In Seventy-Five Years: The Need To Establish A Permanent International Criminal Court., M. Bassiouni Dec 1996

From Versailles To Rwanda In Seventy-Five Years: The Need To Establish A Permanent International Criminal Court., M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


Introduction, M. Bassiouni Dec 1995

Introduction, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

Efforts to work against the practice of impunity for major international crimes and violations of fundamental human rights and to develop international guidelines against the practice are discussed.


International Crimes: Jus Cogens And Obligatio Erga Omnes, M. Bassiouni Dec 1995

International Crimes: Jus Cogens And Obligatio Erga Omnes, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

There are both gaps and weaknesses in the various sources of International Criminal Law in norms and enforcement modalities. A comprehensive international codification would solve these problems, but this is not forthcoming.


Searching For Peace And Achieving Justice: The Need For Accountability, M. Bassiouni Dec 1995

Searching For Peace And Achieving Justice: The Need For Accountability, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

Despite a high level of mass violence in the post-war years, there have been few prosecutions at the international or national level. Impunity for such crimes is a betrayal of human solidarity with the victims.


United Nations Commission Of Experts Established Pursuant To Security Council Resolution 780, M. Bassiouni Sep 1994

United Nations Commission Of Experts Established Pursuant To Security Council Resolution 780, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

Throughout modern history, there have only been three internationally established commissions to investigate war crimes and prepare for eventual prosecutions before international and national judicial bodies: the 1919 Commission on the Responsibilities of the Authors of the War and on Enforcement of Penalties for Violations of the Laws and Customs of War (1919 Commission), the 1943 United Nations War Crimes Commission (UNWCC), and the Commission of Experts established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 780 (1992) to investigate violations of international humanitarian law in the former Yugoslavia (Commission of Experts). Even though there are no connections among the three bodies, there …


Reflections On The Ratification Of The International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights By The United States Senate, M. Bassiouni Dec 1992

Reflections On The Ratification Of The International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights By The United States Senate, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


Human Rights In The Context Of Criminal Justice: Identifying International Procedural Protections And Equivalent Protections In National Constitutions, M. Bassiouni Dec 1992

Human Rights In The Context Of Criminal Justice: Identifying International Procedural Protections And Equivalent Protections In National Constitutions, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


The Need For An International Criminal Court In The New International World Order., M. Bassiouni, Christopher L. Blakesley Dec 1991

The Need For An International Criminal Court In The New International World Order., M. Bassiouni, Christopher L. Blakesley

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


Comprehensive Strategic Approach On International Cooperation For The Prevention, Control And Suppression Of International And Transnational Criminality, M. Bassiouni Dec 1990

Comprehensive Strategic Approach On International Cooperation For The Prevention, Control And Suppression Of International And Transnational Criminality, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

The various forms and manifestations of international and transnational
criminality require a comprehensive approach by the international
community from which effective strategies of prevention, control,
and suppression can follow.


Draft Statute: International Criminal Tribunal., M. Bassiouni Dec 1990

Draft Statute: International Criminal Tribunal., M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


The Time Has Come For An International Criminal Court., M. Bassiouni Dec 1990

The Time Has Come For An International Criminal Court., M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


Enslavement As An International Crime, M. Bassiouni Dec 1990

Enslavement As An International Crime, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


Effective National And International Action Against Organized Crime And Terrorist Criminal Activities, M. Bassiouni Dec 1989

Effective National And International Action Against Organized Crime And Terrorist Criminal Activities, M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.


A Functional Approach To General Principles Of International Law., M. Bassiouni Dec 1989

A Functional Approach To General Principles Of International Law., M. Bassiouni

M. Cherif Bassiouni

No abstract provided.