Essays about: "Rome Statute"
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16. Prospects of Holding Former President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez Responsible for False Positives based on the Doctrine of Superior Responsibility
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : This thesis studies the prospects of holding former President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez responsible for false positives, the extrajudicial killings that occurred in Colombia between 2002 and 2008, based on the doctrine of superior responsibility. The legal analysis builds on Article 28(b) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and customary international law. READ MORE
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17. Immunity from arrest? - An analysis of obligations for State Parties to the Rome Statute to arrest and surrender a Head of State of a state not party to the Statute in a situation referred to the ICC pursuant to a UN Security Council resolution
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : The International Criminal Court (ICC) was created as a compliment to domestic courts in the global fight against impunity. However, customary international law has afforded Heads of State with immunity from prosecution, even for serious international crimes. READ MORE
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18. Nunca Más (Never Again): Towards a jurisprudential cross-fertilization for the prosecution of the enforced disappearances at the ICC
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : This thesis examines the possible transjudicial interaction that may arise between the ICC and the IACtHR with regard to the interpretation of the crime of enforced disappearance of persons. This potential scenario of jurisprudential cross-fertilisation is considered on the fact that both, the IACtHR and the ICC exercise jurisdiction ratione materiae over the crime of enforced disappearance, therefore the same context or situation could be the object of adjudication by both courts either simultaneously or at different times. READ MORE
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19. Prosecuting Aggression: A New Chapter? Exploring the legal limits of the 2010 Kampala Amendments for prosecution of British nationals for the crime of aggression
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : The question this thesis seeks to address is the legal circumstances under which an individual can be subject to criminal responsibility for committing the crime of aggression. This question is primarily considered in the context of a British national, given the particular situation of the United Kingdom as a State Party to the Rome Statute which has not ratified or accepted the 2010 Kampala Amendments on the crime of aggression, and in light of the recent attempts at prosecuting the crime of aggression at the domestic level. READ MORE
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20. Dismantling the Notion of “Participate Actively in Hostilities” - A Gender Analysis of the Crime of Using Child Soldiers
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : Children used by military groups in armed conflicts are assigned to different roles and activities depending on their gender identities. In this thesis, therefore, the hypothesis put forward is that application and interpretation of the war crime of “using [children under the age of fifteen years] to participate actively in hostilities” (Articles 8(2)(b)(xxvi) and 8(2)(e)(vii) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and Article 4(c) of the Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone) require a gender perspective to make effective the protection of all children in armed conflicts. READ MORE
