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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"crimes against humanity"”.
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Legality Matters: Crimes Against Humanity and the Legitimacy of the Las Through a Fullerian Lens
… the prohibition is stated in absolute terms. Crimes against humanity are undoubtedly crimes but, they began their life as retroactive criminal law. Currently, the crimes against humanity prohibition on unspecified “other inhumane acts” seems to invite the continued articulation and application …
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Exploring the differences and similarities in sexual violence as forms of genocide and crimes against humanity
… and interpretation to sexual violence as war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide respectively. This case was important for the following reasons:1. It acknowledged that sexual violence can amount to an act of genocide; 2. It acknowledged that sexual violence can amount to a crime …
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International Crimes as Familiar Spectacles: Socially Constructed Understandings of Atrocity and the Visibility Politics of International Criminal Law
… social and legal understandings of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Utilizing a social constructivist, interactional legal theory analytical framework, I argue that aesthetic considerations play a major role in identifying these international crimes. The “visibility politics” …
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The emergence of incitement to genocide within the Nuremberg trial process: The case of Julius Streicher
… of the Jews'. The newly defined category of 'crimes against humanity' under Article 6( c) of the Nuremberg Charter, classified 'persecutions on political, racial, or religious grounds' as a new criminal offence. In 1945, the prosecution alleged that Streicher's antiSemitic propaganda had …
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Progress and challenges of implementing the Rome statute of the international criminal court in Uganda
… upon the ICC jurisdiction over the international crimes namely: the crime of genocide; crimes against humanity; war crimes and the crime of aggression
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Ukraine’s Quest for Justice: Accountability for Atrocities Committed in the Russia-Ukraine War
… potentially falling under the categories of war crimes and crimes against humanity. This thesis aims to explore whether these apparent human rights and humanitarian law violations merit international prosecution. It also assesses the suitability and feasibility of various mechanisms, such as …
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International Law and Counter Terrorism
… the perspectives of international criminal law, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. The thesis highlights the complexities and limitations of current international anti-terrorism conventions and statutes, emphasizing the need for more robust and comprehensive legal frameworks. By comparing …
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Cobertura periodística y corrientes de opinión sobre el indulto de Alberto Fujimori
… 2017, the only former president sentenced for crimes against humanity who in Peruvian history requested and temporarily agreed to said grace. The investigation takes as reference the events broadcast on television that contributed to the public debate of the case, to identify the constitutive …
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The responsibility to protect (R2P): an analysis of the fulfillment of the obligation borne by the Nigerian Government and the international community to protect the Nigerian population from Boko Haram
… to protect their populations from genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing. I have argued that if a state fails to fulfil its legal obligation to protect its population from mass violations of human rights, the principle of state sovereignty and its accompanying norm …
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Pursuing Accountability for systemic pushbacks at the Poland/Belarus border under international law
… pushbacks fall under the legal definition of crimes against humanity pursuant to Article 7 of the Rome Statute and if Polish leadership and EU leadership is potentially individually criminally responsible before the International Criminal Court (ICC). In conclusion a reflection on the two …
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International criminal law and the African girl child soldier: does the international criminal law framework provide adequate protection to the African girl child soldier?
… in my final year of LLB. I conducted research on crimes against humanity committed by Boko Haram, and found a lot of research had been conducted on the use of children in war. I became particularly interested in the use of girl child soldiers because of the disparity between them and their male …
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"limits of national amnesty legislation under international criminal law"
… their wrongful acts. (torts and damages). The crimes individuals can be held liable for are the ones now held to be of international jurisdiction. The categories of offences were established by the Nuremberg trials, stating that war crimes, crimes against peace and crimes against humanity …
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Legality of the jurisdiction of the ICC over nationals of non-states parties who commit offences within the jurisdiction of the ICC on territories of non-states parties
… criminal court for the prosecution of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes and Crime of Aggression. There are 121 states-parties to the Rome Statute. This means there are many states that have not ratified the Rome Statute. The ICC would ordinarily not have jurisdiction over the …
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THE USE OF PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES BY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: ISSUES OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY.
… services, the private contractors commit crimes against humanity with the help of the firm’s directors and the host State’s public officials. Who is responsible for that? Absent any legal precedent squarely applicable to this set of facts, I attempted to answer this query by: (i) designing …
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Integrating restorative justice into the ICC’s legal framework: possibility and necessity
… has jurisdiction over the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. The ICC is a young international organisation, and is now facing many difficulties when dealing with international crimes. One criticism towards the ICC is that its legal mechanism …
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Reconciliation, Rhetoric, And The Return Of The Political To Its Practical Calling
… process of reconciliation in the wake of crimes against humanity. In contrast to war crimes trials, the political process of reconciliation aims to bring together parties in conflict under the auspices of what are most often called "truth and reconciliations commissions" (TRC). For the …
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The relationship between national and international jurisdiction for ‘core crimes’ under international law-a critical analysis
… for investigating and prosecuting genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes at both national and international level, a number of pertinent issues come up concerning the Court which should have primacy to deal with a particular case. States have had a variety of options at their …
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The ICC-African union relationship: in the interest of justice, or a continuation of politics by other means?
… while also addressing the AU’s growing pushback against the ICC's focus on African leaders. Key themes explored are the principle of complementarity, the legal and political tensions surrounding head of state immunity, and the AU’s demands for reforms. The research adopts a qualitative …
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The relationship between national and international jurisdiction for ‘core crimes’ under international law-a critical analysis
… for investigating and prosecuting genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes at both national and international level, a number of pertinent issues come up concerning the Court which should have primacy to deal with a particular case. States have had a variety of options at their …
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Rethinking The Responsibility To Protect: Libya As A Case Study [before doctoral defense]
… rights that affect every precept of our common humanity?” (Annan, 2000). This question highlights the complex and often controversial nature of addressing mass violence and human rights abuses. The world watched in horror as countless lives were lost to mass atrocities and other crimes. History …
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