This is the first of a series of posts on "impunity gaps" in justice for atrocities that constitute genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes. There has been a resurgence of optimism for international and transitional justice because the ICC's judicial...
On the basis of what empirical studies I could find about the effectiveness of international tribunals versus execution of mass-murderers, I debunk the following in my latest Current Intelligence...
It's hard to overstate the significance of Ratko Mladic's arrest last night. Moreso that Slobodon Milsoevic, Serbia's president during the 1991-1995 war of ex-Yugoslavia, and moreso that Radovan...
GUÉNAËL METTRAUX, a international criminal defense attorney in the Hague, published a modest proposal regarding the Guantanamo detainees in today's New York Times: instead of trying the detainees in...
Lots went on in international criminal justice this past week. A few thoughts about three big news stories and a smaller one are below the fold.1) Omar Bashir was indicted by the International Criminal Court. I was less surprised by the fact that a sitting head of state might be charged than that the list of charges actually included genocide. Not because the facts on the ground don't suggest they should, but because of the nature of the crime and the nature of the court. a) Genocide is an "intent" crime - to convict you have to prove not just that atrocities occurred, but that they were...