Dans les conflits armes ou des violations graves du droit international ont ete perpetrees massiv... more Dans les conflits armes ou des violations graves du droit international ont ete perpetrees massivement, il est souvent necessaire d'etablir un equilibre entre le droit des victimes a obtenir justice de maniere tangible et le besoin, pour l'Etat territorial, de traiter les atrocites passees de facon a ne pas engendrer de nouvelles violences et a stimuler le processus de reconciliation. L'article fait valoir que le droit international n'interdit pas aux tribunaux nationaux et internationaux d'accorder une amnistie limitee a ceux qui sont consideres comme " les moins responsables " de la commission des crimes de guerre, lorsque l'amnistie est associee a des mesures de controle et vise a faciliter l'instauration d'une paix durable.
The Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ('ICTY')'... more The Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ('ICTY')' is a relatively brief document, particularly when compared to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ('ICC). Subject matter jurisdiction and modes of liability take up a mere six articles.
(Version en la lengua original) En este articulo, se examinan las normas y los principios interna... more (Version en la lengua original) En este articulo, se examinan las normas y los principios internacionales que fundamentan o sostienen la decision que toma un tribunal nacional o internacional de reconocer o no una amnistia que abarca los crimenes de guerra. Se subraya, asimismo,que el derecho internacional no prohibe a los tribunales nacionales e internacionales otorgar una amnistia limitada a las personas que se considere "menos responsables" de la comision de crimenes de guerra, cuando la amnistia esta acompanada de medidas de control y apunta a facilitar la instauracion de una paz duradera.
Le droit a la verite est devenu un concept juridique aux niveaux national, regional et internatio... more Le droit a la verite est devenu un concept juridique aux niveaux national, regional et international, et concerne l'obligation qui incombe a l’Etat de fournir des informations aux victimes ou a leurs familles ou meme a la societe dans son ensemble sur les circonstances dans lesquelles des violations graves des droits de l'homme ont ete commises. Cet article analyse la notion du droit a la verite et examine l’action normative du concept par rapport a la pratique des Etats et des organismes internationaux. Il passe aussi en revue certaines implications pratiques de « la verite legale », notamment en droit penal.
Revue Internationale De La Croix Rouge, Jun 30, 2006
Le droit a la verite est devenu un concept juridique aux niveaux national, regional et internatio... more Le droit a la verite est devenu un concept juridique aux niveaux national, regional et international, et concerne l'obligation qui incombe a l’Etat de fournir des informations aux victimes ou a leurs familles ou meme a la societe dans son ensemble sur les circonstances dans lesquelles des violations graves des droits de l'homme ont ete commises. Cet article analyse la notion du droit a la verite et examine l’action normative du concept par rapport a la pratique des Etats et des organismes internationaux. Il passe aussi en revue certaines implications pratiques de « la verite legale », notamment en droit penal.
Revue Internationale De La Croix Rouge, Sep 30, 2003
Dans les conflits armes ou des violations graves du droit international ont ete perpetrees massiv... more Dans les conflits armes ou des violations graves du droit international ont ete perpetrees massivement, il est souvent necessaire d'etablir un equilibre entre le droit des victimes a obtenir justice de maniere tangible et le besoin, pour l'Etat territorial, de traiter les atrocites passees de facon a ne pas engendrer de nouvelles violences et a stimuler le processus de reconciliation. L'article fait valoir que le droit international n'interdit pas aux tribunaux nationaux et internationaux d'accorder une amnistie limitee a ceux qui sont consideres comme " les moins responsables " de la commission des crimes de guerre, lorsque l'amnistie est associee a des mesures de controle et vise a faciliter l'instauration d'une paix durable.
Revue Internationale De La Croix Rouge, Sep 30, 2002
Cet article examine comment le statut de prisonnier de guerre peut etre « sujet a contestation » ... more Cet article examine comment le statut de prisonnier de guerre peut etre « sujet a contestation » et comment la determination de ce statut devrait etre reglee conformement a la IIIe Convention de Geneve. C'est dans ce contexte que sont examinees les obligations d'un Etat confronte au probleme de « statut a contestation », ainsi que les exigences minimales d'un « tribunal competent ».
Revista Internacional De La Cruz Roja, Sep 30, 2003
(Version en la lengua original) En este articulo, se examinan las normas y los principios interna... more (Version en la lengua original) En este articulo, se examinan las normas y los principios internacionales que fundamentan o sostienen la decision que toma un tribunal nacional o internacional de reconocer o no una amnistia que abarca los crimenes de guerra. Se subraya, asimismo,que el derecho internacional no prohibe a los tribunales nacionales e internacionales otorgar una amnistia limitada a las personas que se considere "menos responsables" de la comision de crimenes de guerra, cuando la amnistia esta acompanada de medidas de control y apunta a facilitar la instauracion de una paz duradera.
This report to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child contains observations of ... more This report to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child contains observations of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) concerning the application of the Convention by Turkey and observations regarding violence against girls in Turkey. The report is presented in three major parts. Part 1 asserts that despite the considerable legal framework for protecting children's rights, there is adequate proof that there are serious deficiencies in Turkey's system of child protection. Observations and recommendations are made in the following areas: (1) definition of a child; (2) torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; and (3) children in conflict with the law. This part concludes with recommendations related to the discrimination of Kurdish children and girls, treatment of refugee children, torture, and the juvenile justice system. Part 2 focuses on violence against girls in Turkey. This second part details problems related to domestic violence, marital rape, crimes committed against females in the name of "honor," virginity testing, sexual violence, prostitution and trafficking in girls, and state-perpetrated violence against girls. This part concludes with recommendations related to each of the problems discussed. Part 3 provides a summary of observations and recommendations by the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child-Turkey, including those related to difficulties in implementation the Convention; civil rights and freedoms; family environment and alternative care; basic health and welfare; education, leisure, and cultural activities; and special protection measures. (KB) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.
The right to the truth has emerged as a legal concept at the national, regional and international... more The right to the truth has emerged as a legal concept at the national, regional and international levels, and relates to the obligation of the state to provide information to victims or to their families or even society as a whole about the circumstances surrounding serious violations of human rights. This article unpacks the notion of the right to the truth and tests the normative strength of the concept against the practice of states and international bodies. It also considers some of the practical implications of turning “truth” into a legal right, particularly from the criminal law perspective.
Revue Internationale de la Croix-Rouge/International Review of the Red Cross, 2003
... strong inter-national pressure and the intervention of a Nigerian-led ECOWAS ... the establis... more ... strong inter-national pressure and the intervention of a Nigerian-led ECOWAS ... the establish-ment of the International Criminal Court, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol. ... also K. Ambos, International criminal law has lost its innocence, German Law Journal, Vol. ...
Revue Internationale de la Croix-Rouge/International Review of the Red Cross, 2002
The Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of 12 August 1949 (Third Gene... more The Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of 12 August 1949 (Third Geneva Convention or GC III), generally regarded as part of the customary law of armed conflict, 1 sets out, inter alia, two cardinal principles. The first is that a prisoner of war cannot be prosecuted and punished for the mere fact of having taken part in hostilities. 2 The second is that prisoners of war must be given humane treatment from the time they fall into the power of the enemy until their final release and repatriation. 3 Prisoner-of-war status is therefore of utmost importance for a captured person in the hands of a hostile power in terms both of legal status and of treatment. If a person is not given combatant status, he may be tried for having committed a belligerent act. Where this criminal offence may be punished by capital punishment under the domestic jurisdiction, the lack of prisoner-of-war status may be a matter of life or death. Therefore, when the prisoner-of-war status of a captured person is in doubt, the question of how to resolve the determination of status takes on a crucial significance, a realization not lost on the delegates at the Diplomatic Conference of Geneva in 1949 when negotiating the Third Geneva Convention. 4 Accordingly, this Convention provides that where the prisoner-of-war status of a captured person who has committed a belligerent act is in doubt, their status shall be determined by a competent tribunal. 5 The Convention does not, however, lay down the composition of the tribunal, or specify the due process rights of a person facing status determination procedures. The open-ended wording of the Third Geneva Convention's Article 5(2) begs the question of what exactly a competent tribunal consists of, and what judicial guarantees must be accorded to those who come before one. It also raises the question as to how doubt over prisoner-of-war status arises.
The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Armed Conflict, 2014
This chapter examines the so-called ‘grey areas’ in the application of international humanitarian... more This chapter examines the so-called ‘grey areas’ in the application of international humanitarian law (IHL) in the regulation of acts of terrorism and counter-terrorism. It explains that terrorism comes under the regulation of IHL only in limited circumstances, such as when a certain threshold of intensity and organization of the parties involved in an armed conflict can be established. It argues that the contention that the rules of IHL are obsolete or in need of revision vis-à-vis acts of terrorism, is, in all likelihood, unfounded, and explains that IHL is a fairly homogeneous body of precise and detailed rules with a long history. This chapter also offers suggestions on how to address these ‘grey areas’.
Exercising Jurisdiction over International Crimes.- Impediments.- Amnesties.- Pardons.- Statutes ... more Exercising Jurisdiction over International Crimes.- Impediments.- Amnesties.- Pardons.- Statutes of Limitation.- Immunities.- The Principle of Ne Bis in Idem.- Abuse of Process.- General Conclusion.- General Conclusion.
Dans les conflits armes ou des violations graves du droit international ont ete perpetrees massiv... more Dans les conflits armes ou des violations graves du droit international ont ete perpetrees massivement, il est souvent necessaire d'etablir un equilibre entre le droit des victimes a obtenir justice de maniere tangible et le besoin, pour l'Etat territorial, de traiter les atrocites passees de facon a ne pas engendrer de nouvelles violences et a stimuler le processus de reconciliation. L'article fait valoir que le droit international n'interdit pas aux tribunaux nationaux et internationaux d'accorder une amnistie limitee a ceux qui sont consideres comme " les moins responsables " de la commission des crimes de guerre, lorsque l'amnistie est associee a des mesures de controle et vise a faciliter l'instauration d'une paix durable.
The Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ('ICTY')'... more The Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ('ICTY')' is a relatively brief document, particularly when compared to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ('ICC). Subject matter jurisdiction and modes of liability take up a mere six articles.
(Version en la lengua original) En este articulo, se examinan las normas y los principios interna... more (Version en la lengua original) En este articulo, se examinan las normas y los principios internacionales que fundamentan o sostienen la decision que toma un tribunal nacional o internacional de reconocer o no una amnistia que abarca los crimenes de guerra. Se subraya, asimismo,que el derecho internacional no prohibe a los tribunales nacionales e internacionales otorgar una amnistia limitada a las personas que se considere "menos responsables" de la comision de crimenes de guerra, cuando la amnistia esta acompanada de medidas de control y apunta a facilitar la instauracion de una paz duradera.
Le droit a la verite est devenu un concept juridique aux niveaux national, regional et internatio... more Le droit a la verite est devenu un concept juridique aux niveaux national, regional et international, et concerne l'obligation qui incombe a l’Etat de fournir des informations aux victimes ou a leurs familles ou meme a la societe dans son ensemble sur les circonstances dans lesquelles des violations graves des droits de l'homme ont ete commises. Cet article analyse la notion du droit a la verite et examine l’action normative du concept par rapport a la pratique des Etats et des organismes internationaux. Il passe aussi en revue certaines implications pratiques de « la verite legale », notamment en droit penal.
Revue Internationale De La Croix Rouge, Jun 30, 2006
Le droit a la verite est devenu un concept juridique aux niveaux national, regional et internatio... more Le droit a la verite est devenu un concept juridique aux niveaux national, regional et international, et concerne l'obligation qui incombe a l’Etat de fournir des informations aux victimes ou a leurs familles ou meme a la societe dans son ensemble sur les circonstances dans lesquelles des violations graves des droits de l'homme ont ete commises. Cet article analyse la notion du droit a la verite et examine l’action normative du concept par rapport a la pratique des Etats et des organismes internationaux. Il passe aussi en revue certaines implications pratiques de « la verite legale », notamment en droit penal.
Revue Internationale De La Croix Rouge, Sep 30, 2003
Dans les conflits armes ou des violations graves du droit international ont ete perpetrees massiv... more Dans les conflits armes ou des violations graves du droit international ont ete perpetrees massivement, il est souvent necessaire d'etablir un equilibre entre le droit des victimes a obtenir justice de maniere tangible et le besoin, pour l'Etat territorial, de traiter les atrocites passees de facon a ne pas engendrer de nouvelles violences et a stimuler le processus de reconciliation. L'article fait valoir que le droit international n'interdit pas aux tribunaux nationaux et internationaux d'accorder une amnistie limitee a ceux qui sont consideres comme " les moins responsables " de la commission des crimes de guerre, lorsque l'amnistie est associee a des mesures de controle et vise a faciliter l'instauration d'une paix durable.
Revue Internationale De La Croix Rouge, Sep 30, 2002
Cet article examine comment le statut de prisonnier de guerre peut etre « sujet a contestation » ... more Cet article examine comment le statut de prisonnier de guerre peut etre « sujet a contestation » et comment la determination de ce statut devrait etre reglee conformement a la IIIe Convention de Geneve. C'est dans ce contexte que sont examinees les obligations d'un Etat confronte au probleme de « statut a contestation », ainsi que les exigences minimales d'un « tribunal competent ».
Revista Internacional De La Cruz Roja, Sep 30, 2003
(Version en la lengua original) En este articulo, se examinan las normas y los principios interna... more (Version en la lengua original) En este articulo, se examinan las normas y los principios internacionales que fundamentan o sostienen la decision que toma un tribunal nacional o internacional de reconocer o no una amnistia que abarca los crimenes de guerra. Se subraya, asimismo,que el derecho internacional no prohibe a los tribunales nacionales e internacionales otorgar una amnistia limitada a las personas que se considere "menos responsables" de la comision de crimenes de guerra, cuando la amnistia esta acompanada de medidas de control y apunta a facilitar la instauracion de una paz duradera.
This report to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child contains observations of ... more This report to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child contains observations of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) concerning the application of the Convention by Turkey and observations regarding violence against girls in Turkey. The report is presented in three major parts. Part 1 asserts that despite the considerable legal framework for protecting children's rights, there is adequate proof that there are serious deficiencies in Turkey's system of child protection. Observations and recommendations are made in the following areas: (1) definition of a child; (2) torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; and (3) children in conflict with the law. This part concludes with recommendations related to the discrimination of Kurdish children and girls, treatment of refugee children, torture, and the juvenile justice system. Part 2 focuses on violence against girls in Turkey. This second part details problems related to domestic violence, marital rape, crimes committed against females in the name of "honor," virginity testing, sexual violence, prostitution and trafficking in girls, and state-perpetrated violence against girls. This part concludes with recommendations related to each of the problems discussed. Part 3 provides a summary of observations and recommendations by the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child-Turkey, including those related to difficulties in implementation the Convention; civil rights and freedoms; family environment and alternative care; basic health and welfare; education, leisure, and cultural activities; and special protection measures. (KB) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.
The right to the truth has emerged as a legal concept at the national, regional and international... more The right to the truth has emerged as a legal concept at the national, regional and international levels, and relates to the obligation of the state to provide information to victims or to their families or even society as a whole about the circumstances surrounding serious violations of human rights. This article unpacks the notion of the right to the truth and tests the normative strength of the concept against the practice of states and international bodies. It also considers some of the practical implications of turning “truth” into a legal right, particularly from the criminal law perspective.
Revue Internationale de la Croix-Rouge/International Review of the Red Cross, 2003
... strong inter-national pressure and the intervention of a Nigerian-led ECOWAS ... the establis... more ... strong inter-national pressure and the intervention of a Nigerian-led ECOWAS ... the establish-ment of the International Criminal Court, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol. ... also K. Ambos, International criminal law has lost its innocence, German Law Journal, Vol. ...
Revue Internationale de la Croix-Rouge/International Review of the Red Cross, 2002
The Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of 12 August 1949 (Third Gene... more The Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of 12 August 1949 (Third Geneva Convention or GC III), generally regarded as part of the customary law of armed conflict, 1 sets out, inter alia, two cardinal principles. The first is that a prisoner of war cannot be prosecuted and punished for the mere fact of having taken part in hostilities. 2 The second is that prisoners of war must be given humane treatment from the time they fall into the power of the enemy until their final release and repatriation. 3 Prisoner-of-war status is therefore of utmost importance for a captured person in the hands of a hostile power in terms both of legal status and of treatment. If a person is not given combatant status, he may be tried for having committed a belligerent act. Where this criminal offence may be punished by capital punishment under the domestic jurisdiction, the lack of prisoner-of-war status may be a matter of life or death. Therefore, when the prisoner-of-war status of a captured person is in doubt, the question of how to resolve the determination of status takes on a crucial significance, a realization not lost on the delegates at the Diplomatic Conference of Geneva in 1949 when negotiating the Third Geneva Convention. 4 Accordingly, this Convention provides that where the prisoner-of-war status of a captured person who has committed a belligerent act is in doubt, their status shall be determined by a competent tribunal. 5 The Convention does not, however, lay down the composition of the tribunal, or specify the due process rights of a person facing status determination procedures. The open-ended wording of the Third Geneva Convention's Article 5(2) begs the question of what exactly a competent tribunal consists of, and what judicial guarantees must be accorded to those who come before one. It also raises the question as to how doubt over prisoner-of-war status arises.
The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Armed Conflict, 2014
This chapter examines the so-called ‘grey areas’ in the application of international humanitarian... more This chapter examines the so-called ‘grey areas’ in the application of international humanitarian law (IHL) in the regulation of acts of terrorism and counter-terrorism. It explains that terrorism comes under the regulation of IHL only in limited circumstances, such as when a certain threshold of intensity and organization of the parties involved in an armed conflict can be established. It argues that the contention that the rules of IHL are obsolete or in need of revision vis-à-vis acts of terrorism, is, in all likelihood, unfounded, and explains that IHL is a fairly homogeneous body of precise and detailed rules with a long history. This chapter also offers suggestions on how to address these ‘grey areas’.
Exercising Jurisdiction over International Crimes.- Impediments.- Amnesties.- Pardons.- Statutes ... more Exercising Jurisdiction over International Crimes.- Impediments.- Amnesties.- Pardons.- Statutes of Limitation.- Immunities.- The Principle of Ne Bis in Idem.- Abuse of Process.- General Conclusion.- General Conclusion.
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