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BALANCING ACCOUNTABILITY AND VICTIM AUTONOMY AT THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
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ABSTRACT
The birth of the International Criminal Court promised a new era of accountability for perpetrators of grave crimes. At the same time, the Rome Statute establishing the Court reflected an unprecedented expansion of victims' rights, ensuring victims an active role and meaningful voice in the prosecution of those who committed crimes against them. The convergence of these goals places an extraordinary burden on the Court's officers. The Prosecutor, for example, is charged with d...
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BALANCING ACCOUNTABILITY AND VICTIM AUTONOMY AT THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
Georgetown Journal of International Law
; ABSTRACT The birth of the International Criminal Court promised a new era of accountability for perpetrators of grave crimes. At the same time, the Rome Statute establishing the Court reflected an unprecedented expansion of victims' rights, ensuring victims an active role and meaningful voice in
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The International Criminal Court and the foreign policies of the United States
International Journal
; ON 6 MAY 2002, AMERICAN PRESIDENT George W. Bush withdrew the United States' signature from the Rome statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Three months later, Bush signed the American Servicemembers' Protection Act (ASPA) into law. The ASPA prohibits the United States from cooperating
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Unsign That Treaty
The Washington Post
; President Clinton's last-minute decision to authorize U.S. signing of the treaty creating an International Criminal Court (ICC) is as injurious as it is disingenuous. The president himself says that he will not submit the Rome Statute to the Senate for ratification because of flaws that have
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Opinion: What Are We Scared Of?
Women's Feature Service
; Bangalore, (Women's Feature Service) - Three and a half years after the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) became effective, India has shown no indication of becoming a State Party to the Statute. It is on the basis of the Rome Statute that the ICC has been set up. Adopted on
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How the UN can advance gay rights.(Essay)
The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide
; THE OUTRAGES against human dignity committed by the Nazis in World War II galvanized the global community in its search for justice and reconciliation, beginning with the trials of Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg in 1945. The second half of the 20th century witnessed the progressive development of
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Loren urges Senate to OK ICC statute.(Metro and National News)
Manila Bulletin
; Senate Majority Leader Loren Legarda yesterday urged for the immediate Senate concurrence of the ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute or extradite suspected international criminals. Legarda has introduced Senate Resolution No. 11 pushing for the
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The Competence of the Security Council to Terminate the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
Texas International Law Journal
; I. INTRODUCTION On June 23, 2004,1 the United States withdrew its request to the Security Council for the renewal of Resolution 1487.2 This resolution itself renewed Resolution 1422,3 adopted on July 12, 2002. Under the latter Resolution, the Security Council had granted immunity from prosecution
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National constitutional compatibility and the International Criminal Court.
Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law
; I. INTRODUCTION The early stages of negotiations towards the establishment of a permanent International Criminal Court (ICC or the Court ) were characterized by the struggle between diverse legal systems for representation and accommodation in the Statute of the Court. It was in this context that
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Security Council: No Double Standards on International Justice
The Native Voice
; Amnesty International believes that there should be no double standards in international justice and no immunity for anyone, under any circumstances, for crimes such as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The organization today called on the USA to reconsider its position seeking
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The International Criminal Court in world politics.
International Journal on World Peace
; ... willingness and its steadfastness with a single voice is important. For the text of this statement, see the following URL: www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2005/sc8351.doc.htm, accessed on 18.05.2005. (115) US Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper stated that the US would never ...
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