Statute of the International Criminal Court: a critique
Part of a special issue on state terrorism and impunity in Latin America. The writer attempts to answer some of the queries relating to the purposes of the International Criminal Court. He explains that the Statute for the International Criminal Court, which was adopted on July 17, 1998, at a UN con...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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Social justice
Year: 1999, Volume: 26, Issue: 4, Pages: 107-114 |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
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| Summary: | Part of a special issue on state terrorism and impunity in Latin America. The writer attempts to answer some of the queries relating to the purposes of the International Criminal Court. He explains that the Statute for the International Criminal Court, which was adopted on July 17, 1998, at a UN conference in Rome, Italy, will enter into force once it has been ratified by 60 states. He contends that an analysis of the Statute's contents and its most essential aspects is important because, among other things, many of the comments made so far are vague and others contain incorrect information or distort the real intention of the Statute. He considers who will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Court, and he identifies the grave violations of human rights over which the court may exercise its jurisdiction. Furthermore, he discusses whether victims, their relatives, and human rights organizations can initiate legal action before the Court, either directly or indirectly. |
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