The Legacy of Ad Hoc Tribunals in International Criminal Law

Klappentext

Assesses the legacy and impact of the ICTY and ICTR, focusing on their most significant legal achievements in international criminal law.

Zusammenfassung
Leading authorities in the field of international criminal law address the history of the ICTY and the ICTR. Focusing on how these tribunals have had a positive impact on the development of international criminal law, this volume discusses how their legacy will contribute toward the advancement of this field.

Inhalt

Introduction Michael P. Scharf and Milena Sterio; Part I. The Legacy of the Yugoslavia and Rwanda Tribunals: 1. The Yugoslavia and Rwanda tribunals: a legacy of human rights' protection and contribution to international criminal justice Milena Sterio; 2. Examining the benchmarks by which to evaluate the ICTY's legacy Jennifer Trahan; Part II. Normative and Operational Legacy of the Yugoslavia and Rwanda Tribunals: 3. How the Tadic appeals chamber decision fundamentally altered customary international law Michael P. Scharf; 4. A roundtable on the legacy of the Karadzic trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia ILW 2016 Panel; 5. Atrocity speech law comes of age: the good, the bad and the ugly of the international speech crimes jurisprudence at the ad hoc tribunals Gregory S. Gordon; 6. The once and future doctrine of joint criminal enterprise Michael P. Scharf; 7. The tribunals' fact-finding legacy Yvonne McDermott; 8. The legacy of the ICTY and ICTR on sexual and gender-based violence Valerie Oosterveld; 9. The defense of duress to killing innocents: assessing the mixed legacy of the ICTY and the ICTR Jonathan Witmer-Rich; 10. Sentencing policies of the ad hoc tribunals Yvonne M. Dutton; 11. Mixed messages: the sentencing legacy of the ad hoc tribunals Margaret M. deGuzman; 12. Combatting chaos in the courtroom: lessons from the ICTY and ICTR for the control of future war crimes trials Michael P. Scharf; Part III. Impact of the Yugoslavia and Rwanda Tribunals on the Future of International Criminal Law and Global Peace and Justice: 13. The impact of the ad hoc tribunals on the International Criminal Court Stuart Ford; 14. Twenty-four years on: the Yugoslavia and Rwanda tribunals' contributions to durable peace Paul R. Williams and Kimberly Larkin; Conclusion Michael P. Scharf and Milena Sterio.