Category: Article
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ICC / Comparing the Goals of Victims and the Prosecutor in the Situation in Palestine at the ICC
By Scott Graber (promotion 2020) (Picture by Opinio Juris) Introduction The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on December 20, 2019 that there is reason to investigate war crimes in Palestine[i], and asked the Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) to decide whether or not she has territorial jurisdiction (Prosecutor).[ii] The Chief Prosecutor affirmed her…
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‘The silence of male victims of sexual violence’
by George Edmondson (promotion 2020) (Picture SurvivorsUK) There is an established recognition in the contemporary international legal literature that male victims have historically been rendered an ‘invisible group’ in the development of mechanisms to combat sexual violence. Firstly, it has been argued that the legal community’s focus on sexual violence suffered by female victims has led…
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ICC / Does the ICC have jurisdiction over victim’s of terrorism and how can existing challenges be overcome?
by Janina Wietschorke (promotion 2020) (Picture Opinio Juris) In times of globalisation, where international terrorism has become ‘a fact of life’, States have adopted measures to counter terrorism and international crimes of terrorism are being tried. At this point, it shouldn’t be forgotten that these measures themselves often pose serious challenges to human rights and the…
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SRI LANKA / Victims’ inclusion in Sri Lanka’s transitional justice process after the 2015 presidential elections
In May 2009, the world witnessed the end of the Sri Lankan civil war killing approximately 70,000 civilians according to the Report of the Secretary General’s Internal Review on United Nations Action in Sri Lanka (November 2012). The three-decade long conflict erupted as a result of systemic and structural discrimination of the minority Tamil community,…
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