Accountability for International Humanitarian Law Violations: The Case of Rwanda and East Timor (eBook)

Mohamed Othman (Autor)

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2005 | 2005
XIV, 384 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-28885-5 (ISBN)

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The book is a critical review of accountability conducted under the authority of the United Nations Security Council, by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET). It is centred on two case studies: the 1999 events in Rwanda, and the 1999 mayhem in East Timor. The books subjects to testing cross-examination tools to hold accountable persons with 'the greatest responsibility' for serious international humanitarian law violations.

Mohamed Othman is currently Senior Legal and Justice Sector Reform Adviser with UNDP, Cambodia. His previous assignments included that of Prosecutor General of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) in 2000-2001; Chief of Prosecutions of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (1998-2000), and Senior Legal Adviser in the Office of the Prosecutor of ICTR, since 1996. He served as a lead prosecuting counsel in the case involving the former Prime Minister of Rwanda, Jean Kambanda. Mr. Othman holds a LLB (Hons) from the University of Dar es salaam, and a MA from Webster University in Geneva. He has published numerous scholarly works on International Humanitarian Law.

Inhalt

Preface 5
Table of Contents 7
Selected Abbreviations 10
Chapter 1 Introduction 14
Chapter 2 Rwanda and East Timor: Pattern of Violence 20
Rwanda 21
Conclusion 63
Chapter 3 Accountability Arrangements: Rwanda 65
Accountability Demand 66
Genocide 75
Jurisdiction 76
Accountability: Start up to Completion 86
State Cooperation and ICTR's Mandate 88
Conclusion 98
Chapter 4 Accountability Arrangements: East Timor 100
I. Institutional Arrangements: East Timor 101
II. Serious Crimes Investigations 110
III. Specific Accountability Issues 120
IV. Prosecution Strategy and Policies 130
V. Indonesia: Accountability and the Legal Framework 140
VI. Cooperation in Legal, Judicial and Human Rights Matters 144
VII. Human Rights Trials: Indonesia 151
Conclusion 160
Chapter 5 Profiling Perpetrators 163
I. Conceptual Framework on Profiling Perpetrators and Individual Criminal Responsibility 164
II. Profiling Perpetrators 169
III. A Few Profiling Pitfalls 186
Conclusion 198
Chapter 6 Conspiracy to commit genocide 201
I. Conspiracy: Law and Practice 202
II. Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals: ' Common Plan or Conspiracy' 220
III. The Genocide Convention, the ICC and conspiracy to commit genocide 226
IV. The Rwandan Conspiracy: Investigation and Prosecution strategy 234
Conclusion 248
Chapter 7 Superior Responsibility 250
Command or Superior Responsibility 251
Rwanda: Superior Responsibility 267
The Indonesian Armed Forces and East Timor 276
Militia Groups and East Timor Violence 283
The Indonesian Armed Forces and Militia Groups 287
Conclusion 294
Chapter 8 Guilty Pleas 296
I. Guilty Pleas and the Justice Process 297
II. Plea Bargaining 304
III. Plea Agreements and UN Ad Hoc Criminal Tribunals 308
East Timor 343
Conclusion 344
Chapter 9 Conclusion 348
Accountability Matrix 348
Matrix 359
Annex 364
Selected Bibliography 368
Documents and Reports: United Nations 368
Documents and reports: other Institutions/Organizations 370
Books & Articles
Media sources 386
Glossary 387

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.12.2005
• Zusatzinfo: XIV, 384 p.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: East Timor • Genocide • International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda • International Criminal Tribunals • International Humanitarian Law • Ruanda • serious human rights violations
• ISBN-10: 3-540-28885-6 / 3540288856
• ISBN-13: 978-3-540-28885-5 / 9783540288855