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Defining Terrorism As The Peace Time Equivalent Of War Crimes: A Case Of Too Much Convergence Between International Humanitarian Law And International Criminal Law?, Michael P. Scharf
Defining Terrorism As The Peace Time Equivalent Of War Crimes: A Case Of Too Much Convergence Between International Humanitarian Law And International Criminal Law?, Michael P. Scharf
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
The problem of defining "terrorism" has vexed the international community for years.
Evolving Dynamics Of Intervention To End Atrocities And Secure Accountability; Securing Accountability For Gross Violations Of Human Rights And The Implications Of Non-Intervention: The Lessons Of Cambodia, Brian D. Tittemore
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
The present panel, captioned the "Evolving Dynamics of Intervention to End Atrocities and Secure Accountability," analyzes developments in the doctrine of humanitarian intervention and corresponding efforts to secure accountability for mass atrocities in the context of recent events in Kosovo, East Timor, Sierra Leone, and Cambodia.
The International Criminal Tribunals: Crime And Punishment In The International Arena, Gabrielle Kirk Mcdonald
The International Criminal Tribunals: Crime And Punishment In The International Arena, Gabrielle Kirk Mcdonald
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
The International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda have come a long way since their establishment in 1993 and 1994, respectively.
Reconciling Amnesties With Universal Jurisdiction - A Reply To Mr. Phenyo Keiseng Rakate, Juan E. Mendez, Garth Meintjes
Reconciling Amnesties With Universal Jurisdiction - A Reply To Mr. Phenyo Keiseng Rakate, Juan E. Mendez, Garth Meintjes
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Framing Refugee Protection In The New World Disorder, James C. Hathaway, Colin J. Harvey
Framing Refugee Protection In The New World Disorder, James C. Hathaway, Colin J. Harvey
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A number of jurisdictions have fastened onto a "solution" that appears to reconcile respect for refugee law with the determination of states to rid themselves quickly of potentially violent asylum seekers. Courts in these states have been persuaded that a person who has committed or facilitated acts of violence may lawfully be denied a refugee status hearing under a clause of the Refugee Convention that authorizes the automatic exclusion of persons whom the government reasonably believes are international or extraditable criminals. Refugee law so interpreted is reconcilable with even fairly blunt measures for the exclusion of violent asylum seekers. In …