THE IMPERATIVES OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ON CRIME OF GENOCIDE
THE IMPERATIVES OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ON CRIME OF GENOCIDE
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2011-05
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ALFA, HALIMA IKUJI
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Abstract
The idea of a strong standing tribunal to try serious violations of international law
has been around since the end of World War II. After WWII, the Nuremberg and
Tokyo tribunals were set of ad-hoc by the Allies, the victors of the World War II to
try the principals of the loosing axis power. While the Nuremberg was regarded
as more successful and significant than the Tokyo tribunal. During the years of
the cold war, the idea of the future of International Criminal Court largely
occupied the back burner of the International affairs. With the fall of the Soviet
Union in the early 1990's various tribunal and international conflicts broke out in
the world. Most notably, after the break-up of former Yugoslavia and the modern
Balkan wars, it was clear war crime, genocide and crimes against humanity were
occurring on a mass scale. Similarly, tribal warfare between the Hutus and Tutsis
in several African countries including Rwanda and Burundi lead to enormous
human right abuses. The United Nations Security Council established ad-hoc
tribunals to address the international crimes arising from those crises, the
tribunals were set up specifically for the propose of those local conflicts, they
revived the interest in the need to established a permanent global criminal court.
And in 1998, the Rome statute was drafted, which set forth the legal frame work
for a standing tribunal to address war crimes, genocide and crimes against
humanity, this was achieved in April 2002. The ICC formally come in existence
on July 1st, 2002. The coalition of countries and civil society organisations in
more 150 countries work in partnership to strengthen international corporation
with the ICC, ensure that the court is fair, effective and independent; make justice
both visible and universal. An advanced strong national laws, that deliver justice
to victims of war crimes, genocides and crimes against humanity. The provision
of the Rome statute do not instill enough confidence to preclude the possibility.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU
BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD
OF MASTER OF LAWS LLM, FACULTY OF LAW AHMADU BELLO
UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.
MAY, 2011
Keywords
IMPERATIVES,, INTERNATIONAL,, CRIMINAL,, INTERNATIONAL,, CRIMINAL,, COURT,, CRIME,, GENOCIDE.