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Unfinished Business: Acceptance of International Criminal Justice in Ukraine

 
Since Russia’s seizure of Crimea and the beginning of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, many in Kyiv have taken to the idea of enlisting the help of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to punish those responsible and discourage further belligerence. Political leaders in Ukraine, including President Poroshenko, like to publicly invoke ‘The Hague’ as a judicial instance of last… Learn more  
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Between Interests and Values: Ukraine's Contingent Acceptance of International Criminal Justice

 
The chapter discusses the acceptance of international criminal justice in Ukraine with a specific focus on the acceptance by the Government. Ukraine is currently under ICC preliminary examination, which began after the country granted the ICC jurisdiction over certain crimes committed since 2014. As Ukraine has not ratified the Rome Statute but granted selected jurisdiction, the ICC depends even… Learn more  
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Assessing the Political Acceptance of Hybrid Courts in Fractured States: The Case of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon

 
The chapter addresses the acceptance of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) among different groups of society in Lebanon. In 2007, the STL was established following a UN Resolution with the mandate to try those most responsible for specific crimes committed between 2004 and 2005. The crimes in question were attempted and actual assassinations, the most prominent of which was the murder of… Learn more  
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'Changing Faces' on Acceptance of International Criminal Intervention in Kenya

 
The chapter examines the acceptance of the ICC in Kenya and discusses a range of recent events in which the ICC trials were politicized by the national political elite, with some of its members seeking to frame it as a neocolonial intervention. The chapter distinguishes between formal compliance and the actual behavior of political actors. Acceptance is thus defined as an action that goes beyond… Learn more  
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Acceptance of International Criminal Justice through Fragmented Domestication: The Case of Kosovo

 
The chapter explores different dimensions of acceptance of international criminal law in Kosovo. While Kosovo cannot ratify the Rome Statute, as it is not a fully recognized State, it has however included substantial international criminal justice provisions into its domestic law. This chapter seeks to understand whether this legal acceptance was the actual intention of the various actors… Learn more  
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Acceptance of International Criminal Justice in Nigeria: Legal Compliance, Myth or Reality?

 
This chapter explores the acceptance of international criminal justice in Nigeria. Against the backdrop of the ongoing preliminary examinations of the ICC that focus on Boko Haram insurgents and national security forces, this study looks at the domestication of international criminal law in Nigeria. This would be a necessary development for Nigeria in order to be able to process such cases at… Learn more  
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Acceptance of International Criminal Justice: Country Study on Colombia

 
This chapter discusses the acceptance of international criminal justice in Colombia. The country has experienced an over 50-year conflict, the latest phase of which is under preliminary examination by the International Criminal Court (ICC). In 2005 the ICC opened a preliminary investigation. The chapter investigates in how far the Colombian legal community accepts international criminal justice.… Learn more  
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After Nuremberg. Exploring Multiple Dimensions of the Acceptance of International Criminal Justice: An Introduction

 
Following the Second World War, a number of Germans responsible for heinous crimes were brought to court in Nuremberg. In total, 22 people were tried by judges from the Allied powers who presided over the hearings: Great Britain, France, the United States and the Soviet Union. The Nuremberg trials were the first time that justice was rendered by actors from outside a country for crimes committed… Learn more  
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Acceptance of International Criminal Justice: A Review

 
This review explores a range of aspects related to the study of the acceptance of international criminal justice, in order to provide an overview of the existing literature and encourage further research in this field. It elaborates on four aspects of the concept of acceptance of international criminal justice - who accepts, what is accepted, when acceptance occurs, and what acceptance entails -… Learn more  
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Nuremberg Moot Court 2023

 
The Nuremberg Moot Court is organised each year by the International Nuremberg Principles Academy and the International Criminal Law Research Unit at the Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. The Nuremberg Moot Court 2023 was held in-person in Nuremberg, Germany from 19 to 22 July 2023. The final round, which was open to the public, took place at the historic Courtroom 600 of the… Learn more  
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