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Transnational Terrorism, Security and the Rule of Law

Book: Captive Institutions
What do Chileans think of the Armed Forces since the death of Augusto Pinochet?
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Forum Europe-Latin America

Peace, Security & Human Rights

International Criminal Justice & post conflict

Accountability and complementarity between courts

By Mónica Martínez (21/10/2008)

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Since the beginning of the 1990s, a new culture of accountability and defence of
human rights has increasingly been established. International will in favour of such a move serves to confirm the link between international systems of accountability and the maintenance of peace and security.

International Criminal Justice & post conflict

European efforts in transitional justice

By María Avello (03/09/2008)

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Over the last few years, Europe has reacted in different ways to the need for accountability that arises in countries and regions emerging from a conflict. This paper analyse the initiatives which have been undertaken by both the EU and the countries themselves in their internal legislation.

 

International Criminal Justice & post conflict

Seeking Accountability for Sexual Crimes in Post-Conflict Situations

By Fionnuala Ni Eigeartaigh (14/07/2008)

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The systematic use of extreme violence, in particular sexual violence, in conflict and post-conflict situations raises the pressing question of how to end the cycle of impunity. On 13 and 14 May 2008, representatives of the International Criminal Court and the ad hoc tribunals, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, human rights organisations, and the European Parliament were brought together.

 

 

 

International Criminal Justice & post conflict

Paramilitary demobilisation in Colombia: between peace and justice

By Felipe Gómez Isa (25/04/2008)

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As Colombia seeks to resolve its long-running internal conflict, the country finds itself performing a precarious balancing act between the need for peace and the need for justice.
This working paper explores the international legal framework with regards to justice, truth and reparation and asks to what extent Colombia’s very own tailor-made framework is in line with these parameters.

International Criminal Justice & post conflict

Transitional justice: a European perspective

By María Avello (18/12/2007)

ICC's President, Philippe Kirsch, and the EU's High Representative for CFSP, Javier Solana, in June this year
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The author examines the history of transitional justice and the way the concept has evolved over the years. It also explores the specific legal interpretations that have been applied to it and how these have played out in recent political contexts. Finally, it offers some recommendations for how it should be integrated into EU policies, both foreign and domestic.

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