Prospects for a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity

Prospects for a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity

by | Oct 14, 2019 | Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, Rule of Law, United Nations

[Madaline George is the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute Fellow at Washington University School of Law.] This post originally appeared on OpinioJuris. More than 70 years after crimes against humanity were defined in Article 6(c) of the London Charter and...
Part 4: Claiming Jurisdiction: Comparing the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber Decision Regarding Myanmar with Other Approaches

Part 4: Claiming Jurisdiction: Comparing the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber Decision Regarding Myanmar with Other Approaches

by | Dec 20, 2018 | Foreign Affairs, International Criminal Law, The International Criminal Court, United Nations

By: Josh Handelman & Christian Rose In September 2018, a Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled that the Court has jurisdiction to consider the alleged deportation of the Rohingya people from Myanmar to Bangladesh, and potentially other...
Part 3: Justice for the Rohingya: Issues and Possible Solutions

Part 3: Justice for the Rohingya: Issues and Possible Solutions

by | Dec 20, 2018 | Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, International Criminal Law, Refugee and Asylum Law, The International Criminal Court, Uncategorized, United Nations

By: Matteo Colorio & Feyga Saksonov On September 6, 2018, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled that the Court could exercise jurisdiction over the alleged deportation (as a crime against humanity) of the Rohingya people from Myanmar...
Part 2: Did the ICC Get it Right? A Look at the Decision to Establish ICC Jurisdiction in Myanmar

Part 2: Did the ICC Get it Right? A Look at the Decision to Establish ICC Jurisdiction in Myanmar

by | Dec 20, 2018 | Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, International Criminal Law, Refugee and Asylum Law, The International Criminal Court, Uncategorized, United Nations

By: Claudia Magloire & Derek Van Becelaere Background On September 6, 2018, a Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued its Decision on the Prosecutor’s request as to whether or not the Court has jurisdiction over the alleged deportation...
Part 1: Pre-Trial Chamber Grant Jurisdiction over Rohingya Deportation: One Step Closer to Accountability for these Atrocities

Part 1: Pre-Trial Chamber Grant Jurisdiction over Rohingya Deportation: One Step Closer to Accountability for these Atrocities

by | Dec 20, 2018 | Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, International Criminal Law, Refugee and Asylum Law, The International Criminal Court, United Nations

By: Carolina Battistella & Jade Tyson Background of the Issue The Muslim Rohingya people of Myanmar have endured various human rights atrocities and violations of international humanitarian law for years resulting in systematic oppression and the ‘othering’ of the...