Closing the Accountability Gap: Concrete Steps Toward Ending Impunity for Atrocity Crimes
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DOI: 10.1017/ajil.2018.53
Abstract: When the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was established by the UN Security Council in 1993 to try individuals accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide (or, as I shall… read more here.
Keywords: impunity; accountability; atrocity crimes; international law ... See more keywords
The impunity effect
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DOI: 10.1111/amet.12430
Abstract: Since the anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat, India, in 2002, NGOs, activists, and survivors have relied on India's criminal-justice system to hold Hindu perpetrators accountable. But lower courts in the city of Ahmedabad effectively immunized perpetrators… read more here.
Keywords: violence; state; impunity effect; impunity ... See more keywords