International criminal courts: An historical and sociological overview of supranational criminal justice

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Term papers

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5 pages

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.doc

Published date :

04/22/2009

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Table of Contents International criminal courts: An historical and sociological overview of supranational criminal justice Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. History: ?The Road to Rome?
  3. Sociology and criminal courts
  4. Applying the Functionalist Theory to international courts
  5. Conclusion
  6. Bibliography

Abstract

The notion of individual criminal responsibility under international law is a recent phenomenon. Many different mechanisms have been employed including domestic courts, the international criminal Court (ICC) as well as ad hoc UN tribunals and new "hybrid" or internationalized courts in order to deal with the prosecution of violations of the of the laws and customs of war, human rights abuses, particularly genocide. The adjudicating of international criminal law is a decentralized and roughly defined system. It is a nascent institution struggling to find its legitimacy. It calls into question the ethics of imposing foreign values and norms and foreign systems into a sovereign body. While the limitations and fallbacks of the international court system are numerous, nevertheless, the courts have undoubtedly brought about a new era for the safeguard of human rights.

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