Essays about: "Rome Statute"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 essays containing the words Rome Statute.

  1. 1. The crisis of International criminal law in Africa: An African perspective on international criminal law and (in)security governance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Rukiatu Fatmata Sheriff; [2023]
    Keywords : International Criminal Court; African Union; Ontological Security; anxieties; Postcoloniality; international criminal justice; Third World Approaches to International Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Since coming into force the International Criminal Court, has been challenged with a series of issues. Criticism, especially, from African states has forwarded the underlying anxieties that riddles this relatively new institution of international criminal justice. READ MORE

  2. 2. IS THERE AN “ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY”  WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 7(2)(a) OF THE ROME STATUTE BEHIND BOKO HARAM’S ATROCITIES COMMITTED ACROSS NIGERIA?

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Nkechinyere Chukwu; [2023]
    Keywords : International Criminal Court; Boko Haram; Crimes against Humanity; Rome Statute; Organizational Policy; Atrocities;

    Abstract : Crimes against humanity have become a global concern, garnering widespread media coverage over the past decade. Boko Haram's actions pose a threat to both domestic and international security, with frequent attacks on civilians, churches, security forces, and even international organizations like the United Nations. READ MORE

  3. 3. Prosecuting the Russian Aggression – Assessing Proposals to Enable the Prosecution of Russian Leaders for the Crime of Aggression

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

    Author : Hampus Peterson; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; international criminal law; criminal law; the crime of aggression; Russian aggression; war in Ukraine; goals of international criminal trials; goal-oriented approach; international court; fair trial; selectivity; immunities; criminal accountability; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought immense suffering to the Ukrainian people and has destabilised the European security order. In response, world leaders and international organisations have called for the prosecution of the Russian aggression. READ MORE

  4. 4. The Islamic State’s Enslavement of the Yazidi Minority : An Inquiry into the Female Devotees’ Responsibility

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kriminologiska institutionen

    Author : Mina Andersson Jenabpour; [2023]
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    Abstract : The notion of female devotees of the Islamic State (IS) as being naive and submissive companions of their fighting husbands has recently been defied by cases of active women participating in violent atrocities within the Caliphate in Iraq and Syria. Nevertheless, cases of more passive IS-women still exist. READ MORE

  5. 5. The Forgotten Responsibility to Protect : The Tigrayan crisis and the need for an R2P ombudsman

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Hafsa Hayir; [2022]
    Keywords : Ethiopia; TPLF; Tigray; Srebrenica; the Responsibility to Protect; UN; UNSC; international community; accountability; humanity; AU; IHL; realism; ombudsman.;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the international community's meager response – despite the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) – to the conflict in Tigray. Why was the response minimal, and what could be done to make R2P more efficacious in the future? The R2P framework describes the responsibilities to protect populations around the world against mass atrocity crimes, as stated in Article 5 of the Rome Statute. READ MORE