Essays about: "Nuremberg Trials"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Nuremberg Trials.

  1. 1. Justice in times of War : First attempts toward transitional justice in Syria, a comparative case.

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Khalil Talhaoui; [2022]
    Keywords : Transitional justice; Foreign Actors; Civil war; Syria; Rwanda;

    Abstract : Transitional Justice emerged as an exciting field three decades ago after the Nuremberg trials. Attempts to seek justice have been prolific and diverse in many countries including Syria. This research aims at revealing the factors that impact the transitional justice process in Syria by analyzing the first attempts at transitional justice in Syria. READ MORE

  3. 2. Universal Jurisdiction and the Pursuit of Justice for Victims and Survivors of Genocide : A Social Network Analysis of OECD States and International Norm Diffusion

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Rebecca Dawson; [2020]
    Keywords : Social Network Analysis; Diffusion; Universal Jurisdiction;

    Abstract : Universal Jurisdiction (UJ) emerged as a norm in international post-conflict justice after the Nuremberg Trials and is based on the principle that the nature of certain crimes is of greater importance than the nationality of the perpetrator, the location of the crime or any direct connection to the prosecuting state. This paper discusses the spread of UJ, which has been wide-ranging and consistent since the 1950s, and seeks answers to the question – why do some states adopt universal jurisdiction legislation while others do not? Through the novel use of Social Network Analysis (SNA) and application of diffusion theory (specifically emulation), the study tests the hypothesis that liberalist network ties influence a state’s willingness to adopt UJ legislation. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Defense of Superior Orders - Article 33 of the ICC statute: a departure from customary international law?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Marcus Abrahamsson; [2018]
    Keywords : public international law; international criminal law; jurisprudence; law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The defence of superior orders is the answer to what is called the soldier’s dilemma. This is so called since on the one hand, a soldier is bound by national legislation, military practice, and often psychological pressure to unquestioningly follow the orders of his superior. READ MORE

  5. 4. Individual Criminal Responsibility for the Crime of Aggression: Tracking Down the Leaders of a State

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Nikola Hajdin; [2015]
    Keywords : leadership clause; unlawful use of force; international humanitarian law; international criminal law; Aggression; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Nuremberg Charter introduced the crime of aggression into international law. The American Chief Prosecutor Justice Robert Jackson gave a famous promise that offenders who commit acts of aggression shall be prosecuted and international criminal law would be applied against them. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Inhumane

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Mika Andersson; [2010]
    Keywords : Biopolitic; Law; Philosophy; Behavioural science; Nuremberg Trials; Paradox of Sovereignty;

    Abstract : The emergence of biopolitic during the foundation of the modern nation-state resulted, amongst other things, in a fusion between law and behavioural sciences. In law concerning human rights there is a figure who is referred to as the inhumane human, this figure is dehumanized through the laws and institutions claiming to protect the human value as such. READ MORE