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The Letter Of The Law: The Scope Of The International Legal Obligation To Prosecute Human Rights Crimes, Michael Scharf
The Letter Of The Law: The Scope Of The International Legal Obligation To Prosecute Human Rights Crimes, Michael Scharf
Law and Contemporary Problems
While international criminal conventions are limited in their application, there is growing recognition of a duty for states to do something to give meaning to human rights.
Arresting Impunity: The Case For Universal Jurisdiction In Bringing War Criminals To Accountability, Christopher C. Joyner
Arresting Impunity: The Case For Universal Jurisdiction In Bringing War Criminals To Accountability, Christopher C. Joyner
Law and Contemporary Problems
One means to enhance the prospects for bringing indicted war criminals to justice is to promote adoption of the principle of universality as the legal basis for prosecutorial jurisdiction.
International Crimes: Jus Cogens And Obligatio Erga Omnes, M. Cherif Bassiouni
International Crimes: Jus Cogens And Obligatio Erga Omnes, M. Cherif Bassiouni
Law and Contemporary Problems
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.
International Guidelines Against Impunity: Facilitating Accountability, Madeline H. Morris
International Guidelines Against Impunity: Facilitating Accountability, Madeline H. Morris
Law and Contemporary Problems
Reasons for a consistent pattern of compromise when it comes to impunity for international crimes and human rights violations are discussed. Guidelines are presented for facilitating accountability for these crimes.
The Place Of Law In Addressing International Regime Conflict, Jennifer L. Balint
The Place Of Law In Addressing International Regime Conflict, Jennifer L. Balint
Law and Contemporary Problems
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Lessons From The Americas: Guidelines For International Response To Amnesties For Atrocities, Douglass Cassel
Lessons From The Americas: Guidelines For International Response To Amnesties For Atrocities, Douglass Cassel
Law and Contemporary Problems
The impunity enjoyed by perpetrators of human rights violations, thanks in part to amnesty laws, is summarized. The international community should adopt guidelines to assist their own officials in responding to future amnesties.
Searching For Peace And Achieving Justice: The Need For Accountability, M. Cherif Bassiouni
Searching For Peace And Achieving Justice: The Need For Accountability, M. Cherif Bassiouni
Law and Contemporary Problems
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.
Combating Impunity: Some Thoughts On The Way Forward, Naomi Roht-Arriaza
Combating Impunity: Some Thoughts On The Way Forward, Naomi Roht-Arriaza
Law and Contemporary Problems
Some of the tasks needed to be done by legal scholars and advocates to combat impunity in cases of massive violations of human rights are discussed. Pathways for implementation of these ideas are many and overlapping.