Substantive and Procedural Aspects of International Criminal Law: The Experience of International and National Courts: Materials

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This unique two-volume work seeks for the first time to address in a comprehensive fashion both "substantive" and "procedural" aspects of international criminal law as applied by international and national courts. Substantive topics include individual criminal responsibility, genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, crimes against UN and associated personnel, core crimes and defenses, while procedural aspects include the right of suspects and accused, the protection of victims and witnesses, and pre-trial, trial and appeal procedures and practices. In addressing these subjects the work focuses on the practical application of the relevant norms and provides both detailed commentaries by experts in the field "(Commentary volume)," as well as the underlying documentation for each of the topics addressed "(Documents and Cases volume)," With the establishment of the International Criminal Court, the experiences of other international courts, notably the ad hoc tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda as well as their predecessors, in addressing these issues are of great value and this work is intended to assist practitioners and scholars alike. Additionally, because national courts still have a vital role to play in the application of these norms, attention is given to prosecutions in national jurisdictions. With this work the editors seek both to assist the reader in understanding these important concepts as well as to provide the background documentation such that the reader can conduct his or her own research and come to his or her own conclusions.

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Irrefutable Proof ICTY Is Corrupt Court/Irrefutable Proof the Hague Court Cannot Legitimately Prosecute Karadzic Case
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(The Documentary Secret United Nations
ICC Meeting Papers Scanned Images)
This legal technicality indicates the Hague must dismiss charges against Dr Karadzic and others awaiting trials in the Hague jail; like it or not.
Unfortunately for the Signatures Of the Rome Statute United Nations member states instituting the ICC & ICTY housed at the Hague, insofar as the, Radovan Karadzic, as with the other Hague cases awaiting trial there, I personally witnessed these United Nations member states openly speaking about trading judicial appointments and verdicts for financial funding when I attended the 2001 ICC Preparatory Meetings at the UN in Manhattan making the iCTY and ICC morally incapable trying Radovan Karazdic and others.
I witnessed with my own eyes and ears when attending the 2001 Preparatory Meetings to establish an newly emergent International Criminal Court, the exact caliber of criminal corruption running so very deeply at the Hague, that it was a perfectly viable topic of legitimate conversation in those meetings I attended to debate trading verdicts AND judicial appointments, for monetary funding.
Jilly wrote:*The rep from Spain became distraught and when her country’s proposal was not taken to well by the chair of the meeting , then Spain argued in a particularly loud and noticably strongly vocal manner, “Spain (my country) strongly believes if we contribute most financial support to the Hague’s highest court, that ought to give us and other countries feeding it financially MORE direct power over its decisions.”
((((((((((((((((((((((((( ((((((((((((((((((((((((( Instead of censoring the country representative from Spain for even bringing up this unjust, illegal and unfair judicial idea of bribery for international judicial verdicts and judicial appointments, all country representatives present in the meeting that day all treated the Spain proposition as a ”totally legitimate topic” discussed and debated it between each other for some time. I was quite shocked!
The idea was "let's discuss it." "It's a great topic to discuss."
Some countries agreed with Spain’s propositions while others did not. The point here is, bribery for judicial verdicts and judicial appointments was treated as a totally legitimate topic instead of an illegitimate toic which it is in the meeting that I attended in 2001 that day to establish the ground work for a newly emergent international criminal court.))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
In particular., since "Spain" was so overtly unafraid in bringing up this topic of trading financial funding the ICC for influence over its future judicial appointments and verdicts in front of every other UN member state present that day at the UN, "Spain" must have already known by previous experience the topic of bribery was "socially acceptable" for conversation that day. They must have previously spoke about bribing the ICTY and
ICC before in meetings; this is my take an international sociological honor student. SPAIN's diplomatic gesture of international justice insofar as, Serbia, in all of this is, disgusting morally!
SPAIN HAS TAUGHT THE WORLD THE TRUE DEFINITION OF AN
"INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT."
I remind everyone, when I attended those ICC Preparatory Meetings in 2001, witnessing first hand the country plenipotentiary representatives present with me discussing so openly, trading judicial funding of a new international criminal court, for its direct judicial appointments and judicial verdicts, those same state powers were
concurrently,
those same countries and people were already simultaneously, funding the already established ICTY which was issuing at that time, arrest warrants for Bosnian Serbs under false primary diplomatic pretenses.
The ICTY and ICC is just where it should be for once. Cornered and backed into
 

Contents

Hague Convention IV Respecting the Law and Customs
25
Spies
31
Conclusion
43
a Acts which Provoked the World War and Accompanied Its Inception
44
Memorandum on the Principles which should Determine Inhuman
53
The General Treaty for the Renunciation of War as an Instrument
57
AGREEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF
59
CHARTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY
61
Functions and powers of the PreTrial Chamber
475
Issuance by the PreTrial Chamber of a warrant of arrest or a summons to appear
476
Arrest proceedings in the custodial State
477
Initial proceedings before the Court
478
The Trial
479
Trial in the presence of the accused
480
Proceedings on an admission of guilt
481
Rights of the accused
482

Powers of the Tribunal and Conduct of the Trial
65
Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East
73
Convening and Quorum Voting and Absence
74
CONVENTION FOR THE AMELIORATION OF THE CONDITION
87
Repression of Abuses and Infractions
100
Execution of the Convention
113
66
116
Rank of Prisoners of War
126
69
133
Disciplinary Sanctions
139
Release and Repatriation of Prisoners of War at
147
Aliens in the Territory of a Party to the Conflict
160
Food and Clothing
173
Information Bureaux and Central Agency
186
Principle V
191
Part V
200
OF CRIMES AGAINST INTERNATIONALLY PROTECTED
207
DEFINITION OF AGGRESSION
213
Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949
219
General Protection
222
Field of application
223
Protection and care
224
Protection of medical units
225
Protection of civilian medical and religious personnel
226
Identification
227
Other medical ships and craft
228
Protection of medical aircraft
229
Notifications and agreements concerning medical aircraft
230
Neutral or other States not Parties to the conflict
231
General principle
232
Remains of deceased
233
New weapons
234
Safeguard of an enemy hors de combat
235
Protection of persons who have taken part in hostilities
236
Spies
237
Civilian Population
238
Civil Defence
244
Fundamental guarantees
250
General Provisions
253
and Relating to the Protection of Victims of NonInternational Armed
259
Protection of objects indispensable to the survival of
263
Part III
271
Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form
275
REPORT OF THE SECRETARYGENERAL PURSUANT
283
Competence of the International Tribunal
289
Officers and members of the Chambers
295
Penalties
308
The status privileges and immunities of the International Tribunal
309
Statute of the International Tribunal for Rwanda
311
Crimes against humanity
312
Territorial and temporal jurisdiction
313
Composition of the Chambers
314
Officers and members of the Chambers
315
Review of the indictment
316
Protection of victims and witnesses
317
Review proceedings
318
Expenses of the International Tribunal for Rwanda
319
CONVENTION ON THE SAFETY OF UNITED NATIONS AND ASSOCIATED PERSONNEL
321
Scope of application
322
Agreements on the status of the operation
323
Establishment of jurisdiction
324
Measures to ensure prosecution or extradition
325
Fair treatment
326
Dispute settlement
327
Authentic texts
328
Report of the SecretaryGeneral Pursuant to Paragraph 5 of Security
329
Legal Basis for the Establishment of the International Tribunal for Rwanda
330
Territorial and temporal jurisdiction
331
B Organization and structure of the International Tribunal
332
DRAFT CODE OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PEACE AND SECURITY OF MANKIND
335
Punishment
345
Official position and responsibility
353
Obligation to extradite or prosecute
361
Non bis in idem
372
Extenuating circumstances 382
382
Crimes against humanity
391
Crimes against United Nations and associated personnel
399
Commentary
405
Rules of Procedure and Evidence for the International Criminal
411
Languages
412
Conduct of investigations
420
Execution of arrest warrants
426
Depositions
432
Other motions
433
Notice of appeal
444
Copies of record
445
Judgment on appeal
446
Part Nine Pardon and Commutation of Sentence
447
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 17 July 1998
449
Establishment of the Court
450
Genocide
451
War crimes
452
Elements of Crimes
455
Article 10
456
Prosecutor
457
Preliminary rulings regarding admissibility
458
Challenges to the jurisdiction of the Court or the admissibility of a case
459
Ne bis in idem
460
General Principles of Criminal Law
461
Exclusion of jurisdiction over persons under 18
462
Nonapplicability of statute of limitations
463
Mistake of fact or mistake of law
464
Qualifications nominations and election of judges
465
Judicial vacancies
466
The Presidency
467
Independence of the judges
468
The Registry
469
Staff
470
Disciplinary measures
471
Rules of Procedure and Evidence
472
Duties and powers of the Prosecutor with respect to investigations
473
Rights of persons during an investigation
474
Evidence
483
Offences against the administration of justice
484
Protection of national security information
485
Thirdparty information or documents
486
Sentencing
487
Determination of the sentence
488
Appeal against other decisions
489
Revision of conviction or sentence
490
International Cooperation and Judicial Assistance
491
Availability of procedures under national law
492
Competing requests
493
Contents of request for arrest and surrender
494
Provisional arrest
495
Postponement of execution of a request in respect of ongoing investigation or prosecution
497
Consultations
498
Costs
499
Use of terms
500
Change in destination of State of enforcement
501
Enforcement of fines and forfeiture measures
502
Assembly of States Parties
503
Financing
504
Reservations
505
Review of the Statute
506
Withdrawal
507
Subtable of Contents
511
European Convention on the NonApplicability of Statutory
512
American Convention on Human Rights
525
25 Jan 1974 excerpts
535
Subtable of Contents
555
United States Foreign Sovereign Immunities
581
Subtable of Contents
591
Decision Stating Reasons for Appeals Chambers Order of 29 May 1998
606
Nuremberg Judgment
629
RAEDER
730
Conclusion
743
Tokyo Judgment
751
Prisoners and Internees Forced to Sign Parole
790
PART C
804
Kimura Heitaro
817
Sentences
830
ICTY Decisions
831
Decision on the Defence Motion for Interlocutory Appeal
871
Decision on the Defence Motion on the Form of the Indictment
931
A Factual Background
935
Decision on the Defence Motions to Summon and Protect Defence
943
Confidentiality
948
Decision on the Prosecutors Motion to Withdraw Protective Measures
961
Decision on Prosecution Motion to Withdraw Protective Measures
999
Sentencing Judgment
1175
Decision on the Motion by the Accused Zejnil Delalić for
1197
Blaškić
1221
INTRODUCTION
1225
Can the International Tribunal direct Binding Orders
1239
E The Question of National Security Concerns
1252
Kovačević
1265
2 July 1998
1273
Decisions
1289
Martić
1305
Karadžić Mladić
1329
Rajić
1359
Kordić Others Lašva River Valley
1379
Gagović Others Foča
1399
A Counts 1 to 12Torture and Rape at Buk Bijela
1403
Furundžija Lašva River Valley amended
1417
DISPOSITION
1430
E Was the Plea Equivocal?
1444
What is the General Principle?
1458
Dokmanović Decision on the Motion for Release by
1531
ICTR Decisions
1563
Count 2
1569
Akayesu Judgement
1573
Kambanda Judgement and Sentence
1681
Control Council Law No 10 Cases
1697
Conclusion
1712
Sulfanilamide Experiments
1725
Conclusion
1738
Malaria SeaWater and Epidemic Jaundice Experiments and
1741
Membership in Criminal Organization
1755
Trial of Erhard Milch Medical
1781
Trial of Oswald Pohl Others
1799
Trial of Josef Altstötter Justice
1843
Trial of Friedrich Flick 5 Others Flick
1913
Trial of Wilhelm von List Others Hostages
1941
Trial of Otto Ohlendorf Others Einsatzgruppen
2001
Trial of Alfred Felix Alwyn Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
2063
Trial of Carl Krauch 22 Others IG Farben
2107
Trial of Ernst von Weizsaecker Others Ministries
2145
Trial of Wilhelm von Leeb 13 Others German High Command
2183
f Occupational Headquarters and Units Armed Forces Commander
2189
f Evidence with particular reference to hostages and reprisals
2202
m Evidence with particular reference to alleged crimes against the civilian
2215
vii Responsibility of a Commanding Officer for Acts not Ordered by Him
2229
xiii The Findings on Counts II and III
2243
Subtable of Contents
2247
Italy
2261
AUSTRIA SUMMARY
2273
The Netherlands
2275
ARTICLE 50 OF THE CONVENTION
2286
Presumption of Facts
2293
Subtable of Contents
2308
UNITED STATES EX REL QUIRIN v COX EXCERPTS
2309
In re Yamashita Yamashita v Styer US
2321
ATTORNEY GENERAL v EICHMANN EXCERPTS
2329
JUDGMENT OF THE SUPREME COURT
2364
United States v Calley US
2367
P N M MENTEN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR EXCERPTS
2375
PenaIrala US
2381
FÉDÉRATION NATIONALE DES DÉPORTÉS ET INTERNÉS
2393
TOUVIER EXCERPTS
2401
ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND REASONS
2408
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