Full Description
The post-World War Two period has witnessed numerous armed conflicts characterized by extensive violations of relevant obligatory international norms. Responding to these events, the United Nations General Assembly created a permanent international court in 2003, with jurisdiction over selected international crimes. The International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia was a precursor to this permanent court. It was established for the purpose of "prosecuting persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia." As a precedent for what we may expect in the future, it deserves special attention from a historical, political, and especially an international law point of view.The Prosecution of International Crimes comprehensively examines the creation, mandate, and challenges of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Derived from a special issue of Criminal Law Forum: An International Journal, a peer-review journal dedicated to the advancement of criminal law theory, practice, and reform throughout the world, it is now available in paperback.
Contents
I: Introductory Remarks; Introduction; 1: International Criminal Prosecution; 2: Toward International Criminal Justice; II: Fart-Finding; 3: The Commission of Experts Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 780; III: Establishment of the Tribunal; 4: An International Criminal Tribunal; 5: An Ad Hoc International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law in the Former Yugoslavia; 6: Politics and the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; 7: Legal and Practical Implications, from the Perspective of the Host Country, Relating to the Establishment of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; IV: Substantive and Procedural Issues; 8: A Slovenian Perspective on the Statute and Rules of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; 9: Rape and Other Forms of Sexual Assault in the Armed Conflict in the Former Yugoslavia: Legal, Procedural, and Evidentiary Issues; 10: Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia *; 11: Securing the Presence of Defendants before the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: Breaking with Extradition *
