Elements of War Crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: Sources and Commentary - 2003, Page 487 by Knut D脰rmann, Louise Doswald-Beck, Robert Kolb. Read Elements of War Crimes under the
This book provides a critical analysis of the definitions of war crimes and crimes against humanity as construed in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Each crime is discussed from its origins in treaty or customary international law, through developments as a result of the jurisp...
This commentary provides critical insight into the negotiating history that led to the adoption of the international elements of war crimes. It also presents existing jurisprudence relevant to the interpretation of the war crimes in the ICC Statute. It serves as a tool in the implementation of inte...
In 2005, the Security Council referred the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court, which is charged under the Rome Statute that established the tribunal with investigating and prosecuting the world’s worst atrocities — war crimes, crimes against humanity and g...
“Russia is not a member of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and bears no obligations under it. Russia does not cooperate with this body, and possible [pretences] for arrest coming from the International Court of Justice will be legally null and void for us,” she said...
The problem for Al-Werfalli is that the charge against him of “murder as a war crime” under article 8 of the Rome Statute is based on the crystal-clear evidence of seven separate videos that capture the graphic and “cold-blooded” detail from those seven separate crime scenes. One...
Prosecutors say investigations also are reportedly under way in Poland, Romania and Lithuania -- all signatories to the Rome Statute -- into possible crimes at CIA detention facilities in those countries. The abuse allegations came in a wide-ranging annual report into the prosecution office’s ...