Essays about: "criminal accountability"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 28 essays containing the words criminal accountability.

1. 11. Lethal Autonomous Robots and the Accountability gap in international criminal law

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Karin Ahrin; [2019-02-13]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Lethal autonomous robots (LAR) have revolutionized weapon-technology and warfare with their predicted ability to both select and kill targets without human involvement, permission or control. The lack of control in LAR will challenge many aspects of international law, amongst them international criminal law (ICL). READ MORE

3. 12. Sexual violence in non-international armed conflict: a tactic of warfare or an act of torture under international law?

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

   Author : Tyson Nicholas; [2019]
   Keywords : Conflict-related sexual violence; sexual violence in armed conflict; war crime; crime against humanity; genocide; torture; tactic of warfare; international humanitarian law; international human rights law; international criminal law; non-international armed conflict; UN Security Council Resolution 1820 2008 ; Un Security Council Resolution 1325 200 ; Women Peace and Security; South Sudan; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Conflict-related sexual violence should not be regarded just a symptom of war or evidence of its violent excess. It is criminalised as a violation of international law, as a war crime, a crime against humanity and, in some cases, as a component of genocide. READ MORE

4. 13. Transitional Justice – An Analysis of Restorative and Retributive Mechanisms in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Ellen Jakobsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Restorative Justice; Retributive Justice; Sub-Saharan Africa; Transitional Justice;

   Abstract : Transitional justice is an essential part of the peacebuilding process, as the need to obtain justice for victims of conflict has been recognised as imperative when constructing peace. Subsequent to the established role of justice, the debate on approaches to justice has emerged. READ MORE

5. 14. “It was a vindication of the whole society” A minor field study on the relationship between trials and trust in transitional justice

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Astrid Adelgren; [2016]
   Keywords : democracy; trust; institution; Argentina; transitional justice; trials; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : After authoritarian periods of human rights abuses by the state, trust in state institutions is likely to have eroded among most citizens. One way to try to re-establish this trust - which many researchers believe is essential to make democracy work - is to hold those responsible accountable in criminal trials. READ MORE

6. 15. Gender Stereotypes and Armed Conflict - A Study of the Repercussions for International Justice

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

   Author : Sara Parikh Drar; [2016]
   Keywords : public international law; international humanitarian law; international criminal law; gender; gender equality; stereotypes; armed conflict; folkrätt; international humanitär rätt; Internationell straffrätt; könsroller; jämställdhet; stereotyper; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Sites of armed conflicts are complex environments in which experiences of men and women differ considerably. Consequently, it is necessary to maintain a nuanced understanding of the interactions between gender and armed conflict in order to provide protection, accountability and redress for women and men equally. READ MORE