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Table of National Legislation |
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PART I FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE |
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1 | (96) |
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Chapter 1 Fundamentals of International Criminal Law |
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3 | (32) |
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3 | (1) |
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1.2 Sources of International Law and Individual Legal Personality |
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4 | (4) |
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1.3 The International Criminalisation Process |
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8 | (4) |
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1.4 Enforcement of International Criminal Law |
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12 | (4) |
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16 | (3) |
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1.6 International Criminal Law and Human Rights |
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19 | (2) |
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1.7 The Principle of Legality |
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21 | (7) |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (3) |
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1.7.3 Prohibition of Analogy |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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1.8 Statutes of Limitation for International Crimes |
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28 | (1) |
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1.9 Justificatory Bases for International Trials and the Quest for Legitimacy |
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29 | (3) |
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1.10 Lawfare: International Law as a Weapon for the `Weak' |
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32 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 The Subjective and Objective Elements of International Crimes |
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35 | (16) |
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2.1 General Principles of the Objective Element |
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35 | (3) |
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2.2 General Principles of the Subjective Element |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (3) |
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2.4 Recklessness and Dolus Eventualis |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (2) |
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47 | (2) |
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2.7 The Principle of Transferred Fault and of Mistaken Object |
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49 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Modes of Liability and Criminal Participation |
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51 | (28) |
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3.1 The Legal Nature of Perpetration and Participation |
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51 | (2) |
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3.2 Joint Criminal Enterprise |
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53 | (6) |
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3.3 Commission through Another Person or Indirect Perpetration |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (3) |
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63 | (3) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (3) |
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70 | (3) |
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3.9 Planning and Preparation |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (2) |
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3.11 International Corporate Criminal Liability |
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76 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 The Law of Command Responsibility |
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79 | (18) |
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4.1 The Legal Nature of Command Responsibility |
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79 | (3) |
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4.2 The Superior-Subordinate Relationship |
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82 | (4) |
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4.3 The Position of Civilian Commanders |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (5) |
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4.5 The Duty to Prevent or Punish |
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93 | (2) |
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4.6 The Question of Successor Superior Responsibility |
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95 | (2) |
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PART II DEFENCES AND EXCUSES FROM CRIMINAL LIABILITY |
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97 | (38) |
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Chapter 5 Defences in International Criminal Law |
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99 | (23) |
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5.1 Theoretical Underpinnings of Criminal Defences |
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99 | (3) |
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5.2 Is there a Place for Domestic Defences in the ICC Statute? |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (4) |
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108 | (4) |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (1) |
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5.7 Mistake of Fact or Mistake of Law |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (3) |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Immunities from Criminal Jurisdiction |
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122 | (13) |
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6.1 General Conception of Immunity in International Law |
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122 | (3) |
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6.2 Act of State Doctrine |
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125 | (2) |
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6.3 Immunity from Criminal Jurisdiction |
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127 | (4) |
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6.3.1 The Application of Functional and Personal Immunity in Practice |
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128 | (3) |
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6.4 Diplomatic and Consular Immunities |
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131 | (2) |
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6.5 Immunity from International Criminal Jurisdiction |
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133 | (2) |
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PART III SUBSTANTIVE CRIMES |
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135 | (192) |
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Chapter 7 War Crimes and Grave Breaches |
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137 | (48) |
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7.1 Grave Breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions |
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137 | (6) |
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7.1.1 Classification of Armed Conflicts |
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140 | (1) |
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7.1.2 Types of War Crimes in International Armed Conflicts |
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141 | (2) |
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7.2 War Crimes against Protected Persons and of Property in the Hands of the Adversary |
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143 | (16) |
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143 | (1) |
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7.2.2 Torture as a War Crime |
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144 | (1) |
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7.2.3 Inhuman and Cruel Treatment |
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145 | (1) |
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7.2.4 Biological Experiments |
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146 | (1) |
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7.2.5 Wilfully Causing Great Suffering or Serious Injury |
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147 | (1) |
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7.2.6 Extensive Destruction and Appropriation of Property |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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7.2.8 Compelling Prisoners of War or Protected Persons to Serve with the Hostile Power |
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150 | (1) |
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7.2.9 Wilfully Depriving Protected Persons of Rights to Fair and Regular Trial |
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151 | (1) |
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7.2.10 Unlawful Deportation or Transfer of Protected Persons |
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152 | (1) |
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7.2.11 Transferring Own Population into Occupied Territory |
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153 | (1) |
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7.2.12 Unlawful Confinement |
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154 | (1) |
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7.2.13 Taking of Hostages |
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155 | (1) |
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7.2.14 War Crime of Depriving the Nationals of the Hostile Party of Rights or Actions |
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156 | (1) |
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7.2.15 Using, Conscripting or Enlisting Children |
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156 | (3) |
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159 | (7) |
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7.3.1 Outrages upon Personal Dignity |
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159 | (1) |
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7.3.2 Rape and Sexual Violence |
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160 | (3) |
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163 | (1) |
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7.3.4 Enforced Prostitution |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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7.3.6 Enforced Sterilisation |
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165 | (1) |
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7.4 Prohibited Targeting Crimes |
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166 | (7) |
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7.5 War Crimes against Combatants and Hors de Combat |
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173 | (2) |
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7.6 War Crimes related to the Use of Illegal or Prohibited Weapons |
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175 | (3) |
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7.7 Violations of the Laws or Customs of War in Internal Armed Conflicts |
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178 | (7) |
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7.7.1 Specific Internal Armed Conflict War Crimes |
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181 | (2) |
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7.7.2 The War Crime of Inflicting Collective Punishments |
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183 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 Crimes Against Humanity |
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185 | (18) |
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8.1 Origins of the Concept |
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185 | (3) |
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8.2 The Fundamental Elements of the Offence and the Meaning of `Attack' |
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188 | (8) |
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8.2.1 The Underlying Offences |
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190 | (6) |
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8.3 The Widespread or Systematic Element |
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196 | (2) |
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8.4 The Nature of the Targeted `Civilian Population' |
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198 | (2) |
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8.5 The Subjective Element |
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200 | (1) |
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8.6 Crimes Against Humanity in the ICC Statute |
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201 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 The Crime of Genocide |
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203 | (19) |
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9.1 Early Perceptions and the Duties of States to Prevent and Punish Genocide |
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203 | (3) |
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9.2 Destruction of the Group `in Whole or in Part' |
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206 | (2) |
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9.3 The Specific Intent (Dolus Specialis) Required for Genocide |
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208 | (4) |
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9.4 Membership of the Targeted Group |
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212 | (3) |
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9.5 Acts Constituting Genocide |
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215 | (2) |
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9.6 The Problematic Nature of Aiding and Abetting Genocide |
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217 | (2) |
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9.7 Incitement to Commit Genocide |
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219 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 Offences Against the Person |
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222 | (18) |
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222 | (1) |
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10.2 Slavery and Related Practices |
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222 | (8) |
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10.2.1 The Slave Trade and Similar Institutions |
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224 | (6) |
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10.3 Torture as a Crime under International Law |
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230 | (5) |
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231 | (3) |
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10.3.2 The `Public Official' Requirement of Torture |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (2) |
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10.5 Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances |
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237 | (3) |
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Chapter 11 Transnational Crimes |
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240 | (20) |
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240 | (1) |
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11.2 Transnational Organised Crime |
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241 | (5) |
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11.2.1 Additional CATOC Protocols: Migrant Smuggling and Illicit Traffic in Firearms |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (3) |
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11.4 Drug-Trafficking as a Crime under International Law |
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249 | (3) |
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11.5 Bribery of Foreign Public Officials |
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252 | (5) |
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11.6 International Postal Offences |
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257 | (3) |
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260 | (27) |
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260 | (3) |
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12.2 The Thematic Evolution of Terrorism in International Law |
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263 | (1) |
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12.3 The Specialised Anti-Terrorist Conventions |
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264 | (15) |
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12.3.1 Offences Against Civil Aviation |
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264 | (6) |
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12.3.2 Hostage Taking and Attacks Against Internationally Protected Persons |
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270 | (2) |
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12.3.3 Terrorist Bombings and Nuclear Terrorism |
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272 | (3) |
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12.3.4 Terrorist Financing and Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001) |
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275 | (4) |
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12.4 State-Sponsored Terrorism |
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279 | (2) |
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12.5 Terrorism and National Liberation Movements |
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281 | (3) |
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12.6 Organised Crime and its Relation to Terrorism |
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284 | (3) |
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Chapter 13 The Crime of Aggression |
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287 | (8) |
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287 | (1) |
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13.2 Aggression under Customary Law |
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288 | (3) |
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13.3 Aggression in the ICC Statute |
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291 | (4) |
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Chapter 14 International Criminal Law of the Sea |
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295 | (32) |
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14.1 Brief Introduction to the Law of the Sea |
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295 | (2) |
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297 | (8) |
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14.2.1 Definition of Piracy under International Law and its Difference from Armed Robbery at Sea |
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298 | (4) |
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14.2.2 Mutiny and other Violence against Ships not amounting to Piracy |
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302 | (1) |
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14.2.3 Mechanisms for the Prevention and Eradication of Piracy |
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303 | (2) |
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305 | (2) |
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14.4 Offences Against Submarine Cables and Pipelines |
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307 | (3) |
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14.5 Unauthorised Broadcasting from the High Seas |
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310 | (2) |
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14.6 Ship-Source Pollution |
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312 | (2) |
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14.7 Criminal Liability for Fisheries-related Violations on the High Seas |
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314 | (2) |
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14.8 Enforcement on the High Seas |
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316 | (5) |
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14.9 The Right of Hot Pursuit |
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321 | (6) |
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14.9.1 Commencement and Continuous Nature of Hot Pursuit |
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323 | (1) |
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14.9.2 The Doctrine of Constructive Presence |
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324 | (3) |
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PART IV ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW |
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327 | (144) |
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Chapter 15 The Exercise of Criminal Jurisdiction |
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329 | (26) |
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15.1 International Law Principles on Criminal Jurisdiction |
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329 | (3) |
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15.2 Territorial Jurisdiction |
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332 | (6) |
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15.2.1 Subjective Territoriality |
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333 | (2) |
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15.2.2 Objective Territoriality |
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335 | (1) |
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15.2.3 The Ambit of National Territory |
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336 | (2) |
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15.3 The Active Personality Principle |
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338 | (2) |
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15.4 The Passive Personality Principle |
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340 | (2) |
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15.5 The Protective Principle |
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342 | (2) |
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15.6 Universal Jurisdiction |
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344 | (5) |
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15.7 Jurisdiction with Respect to Crimes Against Civil Aviation |
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349 | (1) |
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15.8 Foreign and Multinational Armed Forces Abroad |
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350 | (2) |
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15.9 International Criminal Jurisdiction |
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352 | (3) |
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Chapter 16 International Cooperation in Criminal Matters |
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355 | (29) |
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355 | (1) |
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16.2 Mutual Legal Assistance Stricto Sensu |
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355 | (6) |
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16.3 Informal Assistance Arrangements |
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361 | (1) |
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16.4 Recognition of Foreign Penal Judgments: The Principle of Mutual Recognition |
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362 | (1) |
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16.5 International Prisoner Transfers |
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363 | (3) |
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16.6 Horizontal and Vertical Cooperation between States and International Organisations |
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366 | (6) |
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16.6.1 Cooperation under the ICTY/ICTR Regime |
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367 | (3) |
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16.6.2 The Vertical Regime of the ICC |
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370 | (2) |
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16.6.3 Cooperation under the Statutes of Hybrid Tribunals |
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372 | (1) |
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16.7 International Tribunal Requests to International Organisations and Preservation of Confidentiality |
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372 | (1) |
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373 | (7) |
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16.8.1 Human Rights and Diplomatic Assurances |
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376 | (2) |
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16.8.2 The Principle of `Either Prosecute or Extradite' |
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378 | (1) |
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16.8.3 The European Arrest Warrant |
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379 | (1) |
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16.9 The Effects of Extraterritorial Abduction and Illegal Rendition on Criminal Proceedings |
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380 | (4) |
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Chapter 17 The Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals and the Origins of International Criminal Justice |
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384 | (19) |
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17.1 The Historical Origins of International Criminality |
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384 | (4) |
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17.2 The Background to the Establishment of the International Military Tribunals |
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388 | (9) |
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17.2.1 The Law and Jurisdiction of the International Military Tribunal (IMT) at Nuremberg |
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389 | (8) |
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17.3 The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) |
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397 | (3) |
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17.4 The International Law Commission's Role in the Post-Nuremberg Era |
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400 | (3) |
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Chapter 18 The International Criminal Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda |
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403 | (20) |
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403 | (3) |
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18.2 Formative Years of the Ad Hoc Tribunals |
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406 | (6) |
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18.3 Jurisdiction of the ICTY and ICTR |
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412 | (2) |
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18.4 Enforcement Capacity of the Tribunals |
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414 | (3) |
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18.5 Rights of the Accused and Abuse of Process |
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417 | (4) |
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18.6 Dissolution of the Tribunals and their Completion Strategy |
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421 | (2) |
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Chapter 19 The Permanent International Criminal Court |
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423 | (21) |
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423 | (3) |
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19.2 Jurisdiction and the ICC Triggering Mechanism |
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426 | (3) |
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19.3 The Principle of Complementarity and Security Council Referrals |
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429 | (3) |
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19.4 Deferrals by the Security Council and Deferrals in `the Interests of Justice' |
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432 | (3) |
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19.5 Subject Matter Jurisdiction |
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435 | (1) |
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19.6 International Cooperation and Judicial Assistance |
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436 | (3) |
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19.7 Impunity Agreements in Contravention of Article 98 ICC Statute |
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439 | (1) |
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19.8 Reservations and Amendments to the Statute |
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440 | (1) |
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19.9 Reparation of Victims and the ICC Trust Fund |
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441 | (3) |
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Chapter 20 Internationalised Domestic Criminal Tribunals, Truth Commissions and Amnesties |
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444 | (27) |
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444 | (1) |
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20.2 The Sierra Leone Special Court |
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445 | (5) |
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20.2.1 The Fate of Amnesties and Immunities |
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448 | (2) |
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20.3 The East Timor Special Panels |
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450 | (3) |
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20.4 UNMIK and the Kosovar Judicial System |
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453 | (2) |
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20.5 The Cambodian Extraordinary Chambers |
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455 | (3) |
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20.6 The Iraqi Special Tribunal for Crimes Against Humanity |
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458 | (3) |
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20.7 Terrorist-related Tribunals |
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461 | (6) |
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20.7.1 The Lockerbie Tribunal |
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461 | (3) |
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20.7.2 The Special Tribunal for Lebanon |
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464 | (3) |
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20.8 National Truth Commissions and Amnesties |
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467 | (4) |
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PART V EVIDENCE AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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471 | (94) |
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Chapter 21 Evidence before International Criminal Courts and Tribunals |
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473 | (75) |
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473 | (4) |
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21.2 General Evidentiary Principles |
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477 | (3) |
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480 | (7) |
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21.3.1 Rules and Principles of Admissibility |
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480 | (3) |
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21.3.2 Relevant Definitions of Rule 89(C) Terminology |
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483 | (1) |
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483 | (1) |
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484 | (1) |
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21.3.2.3 Probative Value Versus Prejudice |
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485 | (1) |
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486 | (1) |
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21.4 Principle of Orality |
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487 | (16) |
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21.4.1 Admissibility of Written Statements in lieu of Oral Testimony |
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491 | (3) |
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21.4.2 Further Steps to Admit Written Statements in lieu of Oral Testimony |
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494 | (4) |
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21.4.3 Prior Inconsistent Statements |
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498 | (2) |
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21.4.4 Admissibility of Suspect Interviews |
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500 | (1) |
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21.4.5 Admissibility of Suspect Interviews Against a Co-Accused |
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500 | (3) |
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21.5 Documentary Evidence |
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503 | (5) |
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508 | (4) |
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21.7 The Investigator's Report |
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512 | (2) |
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514 | (8) |
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522 | (2) |
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21.10 Exclusion of Improperly Obtained Evidence |
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524 | (7) |
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21.11 Determination of Weight of Evidence |
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531 | (14) |
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21.11.1 General Principles |
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531 | (3) |
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534 | (2) |
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21.11.3 Documentary Evidence |
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536 | (2) |
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538 | (2) |
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21.11.5 Viva Voce Testimony |
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540 | (3) |
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543 | (1) |
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544 | (1) |
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21.12 Free System of Proof |
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545 | (3) |
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Chapter 22 The Status of Victims in International Criminal Law and Criminal Proceedings |
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548 | (17) |
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22.1 The Legal Protection of Victims in International Law |
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548 | (2) |
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22.2 The Physical Protection of Victims of International Crimes |
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550 | (6) |
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22.2.1 `Victims' of No Crimes at All! |
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553 | (3) |
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556 | (1) |
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22.4 Victim Participation in International Criminal Proceedings |
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557 | (8) |
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558 | (3) |
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22.4.2 The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) |
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561 | (4) |
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