Essays about: "ICTR"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the word ICTR.

1. 1. Collective Genocidal Intent in Sri Lanka

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

   Author : Maxwin Paul Rayen; [2023]
   Keywords : Genocide; Tamil; Sri Lanka; Humanitarian law; Human Rights Law; Genocidal Intent; Tamil Genocide; War; Non-International Armed Conflict; Justice; International Law; International Criminal Law; ICTR; ICTY; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The end of the Sri Lankan war was marked by a devastating loss of life, with hundreds of thousands of casualties. Amidst this tragedy, victims have claimed that the crimes committed against them constitute genocide, specifically targeting the Eelam Tamils solely because of their ethnic identity. READ MORE

3. 2. DETERRING THE UNDETERRED: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL INDICTMENTS AND THE DETERRENT IMPACT ON CONFLICT-RELATED SEXUAL VIOLENCE

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

   Author : Hasini Ransala Liyanage; [2021]
   Keywords : Conflict-Related Sexual Violence; International Tribunals; International Criminal Indictments; Deterrence; Conflict Actor;

   Abstract : CRSV is a tragic consequence of war. Armed actors abuse civilians to varied degrees in different strategic settings breaching international humanitarian laws. Towards this end, international legal interventions are a widely accepted response. READ MORE

4. 3. Fiat iustitia, pereat mundus : The International Criminal Tribunals and the Application of the Concept of Genocide

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

   Author : Bruna Fonseca; [2018]
   Keywords : ICTR; ICTY; genocide concept; legitimacy; postcolonialism; victor s justice; peace agreements; peace vs. justice dilemma;

   Abstract : The concept of genocide is probably the most debated subject in Holocaust and genocide studies. The political implications to its usage, or resistance to do so, have also been lengthily discussed. READ MORE

5. 4. The Role of the Bourgmestres during the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

   Author : Rafiki Ubald; [2018]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract :  In this thesis I use qualitative comparative methods to analyze The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) court transcripts related to bourgmestres who were in office at the time of the genocide against the Tutsi in 1994. I argue that a few bourgmestres resisted the genocide, others engaged in the genocide after a short-lived resistance, while a larger number totally engaged in the genocide. READ MORE

6. 5. 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