Concentration Camps
By Ed Vulliamy The laws governing warfare and conflict make no reference to concentration camps. But for more than a century, concentration camps have been a venue for wholesale war crimes and the...
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By Jean-Marie Simon They lounged outside police detective headquarters in Guatemala City, wearing mismatched suits and leaning on their machine guns as if they were umbrellas. They were experts in...
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By Corinne Dufka The call came around noon on Sunday. “What do you mean, Tita’s missing? Who was the last person to see her? Who was she with? Did she go to work on Saturday? What exactly did she...
View ArticleDue Process Rights
Due Process Rights According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, these fundamental rules of due process, derived from the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions, the Additional Protocols, and...
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By Gideon Levy Tarek Burkan was a well-dressed, light-haired Palestinian boy from Hebron, his first mustache growing in. Most of the time I spent with him, he was quiet and seemed calm. Only when I...
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By Don Oberdorfer Accompanied by a sudden artillery and mortar barrage and flares casting a metallic glow, two North Vietnamese battalions stormed across lightly defended bridges and lotus-choked...
View ArticleWillfulness
By A. P. V. Rogers In trials for war crimes or grave breaches, the prosecution must generally prove not only that the accused did the act complained of but also that he intended the consequences of his...
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Bangladesh: A Free and Fair War Crimes Tribunal?
Activists of “Daughters of Freedom Fighters” stand with a caricature of a war criminal to demand punishment, as others stand in a queue to pay tribute at the memorial for war heroes to mark the...
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The International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh – Will Justice Prevail?
Located near Dhaka, this monument is dedicated to the lives lost during the War of Independence from Pakistan in 1971. (Photo courtesy Rasekh Fatmi via flickr) By Kristine A. Huskey Almost 40 years...
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International Council of Jurists Expunges Critique
By Toby M. Cadman June 26, 2011 On June 21, 2011, I attended a conference hosted by the International Council of Jurists upon the invitation of its President, Dr. Aggarwala. The conference was on...
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