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Goebbels was in favour of free speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you’re really in favour of free speech, then you’re in favour of speech for precisely views you despise. Otherwise, you’re not in favour of free {...}
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“The ‘Principle of Military Necessity’ permits measures which are actually necessary to accomplish a legitimate military purpose and are not otherwise prohibited by International Humanitarian Law” International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Introduction During international armed conflicts (IAC) or {...}
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Introduction Plea negotiations are a common practice in international criminal prosecutions. The practice is also common in many national jurisdictions. Accused person may choose to plead guilty, in many cases, agree as well, to testify against co-perpetrators or co-conspirators as {...}
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1. Introduction The use of drones (or unmanned aerial vehicles –UAVs) is a dangerous weapon of choice for the developed countries, particularly the United States of America, the United Kingdom and their allies, in international armed Conflicts (IAC) or non-international {...}
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1. Introduction Political terrorism is generally understood as the use of terror to achieve political objectives. The terror strategies and tactics include kidnapping or murder of politicians and industrialists, hijacking or destruction of air planes with its passengers and crews, {...}
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Can the Label ‘Law’ Apply to Statutes as Amoral as those Imposed by Dictators? Obote Odora* Abstract: Should the judicial system use the label “law” to apply to rules as amoral as ‘decrees issued by military juntas’ or other bad, {...}
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By Dr. Obote Odora Chief of Appeals and Legal Advisory Division Office of the Prosecutor – ICTR Introduction Within the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICTR (OTP), the Appeals and Legal Advisory Division (ALAD) is responsible for the conduct {...}
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INTRODUCTION The last fifteen years witnessed significant development in international criminal law. This progress was possible because of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) jurisprudence. The paper evaluates the normative {...}
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1. Introduction Within a few months after the invasion of Rwanda by the Rwanda Patriotic Front (“RPF”) in October of 1990, President Habyarimana and his senior advisors knew that the RPF had been reduced by losses during the first months {...}
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Research Project ‘International Criminal Procedure: In Search of General Rules and Principles’ Funded by the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) Supervised by Professor Dr. G.K. Sluiter Field Research, ICTR, Arusha, Tanzania, May-June 2008 Interviewers: Karel De Meester and Sergey {...}
