Criticisms on Ad Hoc International Criminal Tribunals within the Context of International Criminal Law and the International Criminal Court Cover Image

Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku İlkeleri Kapsamında Ad Hoc Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemelerine Yönelik Eleştiriler ve Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi
Criticisms on Ad Hoc International Criminal Tribunals within the Context of International Criminal Law and the International Criminal Court

Author(s): M. Uğur Bozkurt
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Atatürk Stratejik Araştırmalar Enstitüsü
Keywords: International Criminal Court; Statue of Rome; Nuremberg; Tokyo; Yugoslavia; Rwanda; international criminal law

Summary/Abstract: The idea of establishing an international criminal court for prosecuting crimes condemned by all humankind goes back to the 19th century. Four ad hoc tribunals founded after the tragic events in the 20th century were far beyond satisfying international public opinion. Efforts for establishing an international court, which were interrupted during the cold war era, accelerated toward the end of the cold war and the Statue of Rome was adopted in 1998 by a wide range of approval. This essay seeks to find an answer to the question how successful the Statue of Rome was in eliminating the shortcomings of the formerly established courts of Nuremberg, Tokyo, Yugoslavia and Rwanda.

  • Issue Year: 06/2010
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 73-91
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Turkish
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