Essays about: "ad hoc tribunal"

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  1. 6. Witness Protection in International Criminal Court

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Romina Beqiri; [2011]
    Keywords : rights of the accused; international criminal court; witness protection measures; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The witness is universally considered to be one the most instruments to ascertain the truth in criminal proceedings or as Bentham says “Witnesses are the eyes and the ears of justice.” Under the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s legal framework, witnesses who testify before the Court, persons at risk and their interaction with the Court because of testimony at the ICC are entitled to the protection of the Court not as a party, rather than an instrument to produce evidence. READ MORE

  2. 7. National Ownership and International Standards Independence and Impartiality of Hybrid Courts: The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Bertelman; [2009]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Processrätt; Straffrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The ICTY and the ICTR were established in the 1990s to determine individual accountability for mass atrocities. The tribunals have had a great impact on the development of international criminal law, yet their effects in the concerned societies have been disputed. READ MORE

  3. 8. Current Development of the Concept of Genocide in the Jurisprudence of the Ad Hoc Tribunals and Its Possible Further Impact on the Practice of the International Criminal Court

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Iryna Marchuk; [2008]
    Keywords : International Human Rights Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Though the practice of genocide traces its roots back to the atrocities committed in the ancient times, however, the international community has shown its reluctance to acknowledge the existence of that horrific crime. The impunity for the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Young Turks of Ottoman Empire in 1915 had a significant impact on Adolf Hitler who referred to the Ottoman killings of Armenians in his political speeches justifying Nazi's brutal policy. READ MORE

  4. 9. The legality of ad hoc tribunals - proper justice or politicized peace?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Eloise Lönnberg; [2007-09-25T08:32:35Z]
    Keywords : Internationell rätt; International criminal law; ad hoc tribunal; principle of legality; ex post facto; jurisdictional universality; legalitetsprincipen;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT - THESIS Title: The legality of ad hoc tribunals Author: Eloise Lönnberg Date: 2007-05-31 Supervisor: Professor Per Cramer Type: D/Master Location: Department of Law; School of Economics, Business and Law, Göteborg University Subjects: Law > Public International Law > International Criminal Law On the 30th of December 2006 the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging in a secret place in Iraq. Prior to this date, Saddam had been found guilty of having tortured and executed 148 men and boys in the town of Dujail in the beginning of the 1980’s. READ MORE