How Serious are International Crimes? The Gravity Problem in International Criminal Law

deGuzman, Margaret M.

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“…126 The concept itself is indistinct, purposely so. 127 Yet it conjures up recognizable imagery. Once a specific crime or pattern of criminal activity crosses this threshold, in principle, it should be properly regarded as 'not the concern of one state alone', 128 but 'the business of all of us'.…”

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Towards a Principled Justification for the Mixed Composition of Hybrid International Criminal Tribunals

Hobbs¹

2016

Leiden Journal of International Law

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The justification for a majority of international judges sitting on hybrid international criminal tribunals is tremendously undertheorized. At present, policymakers must rely on base pragmatic considerations that allege that local judges are either too incapable or too corrupt. This may or may not be true. It is, however, certainly unattractive and inadequate as an argument. In this article, I sketch out a principled theoretical argument defending internationalization of hybrid tribunals. Drawing on debates in municipal jurisdictions on the principle of fair reflection, my principled justification centres on institutional and sociological legitimacy. As international crimes strike at two societies – the local and the global – hybrid tribunals should be composed of both international and local judges. In principle, the severity of international crimes dictates that international judges should predominate. However, peculiar contextual factors may suggest moderating the principle of fair reflection in appropriate circumstances.

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Towards a Principled Justification for the Mixed Composition of Hybrid International Criminal Tribunals

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2016

Leiden Journal of International Law

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“…This investigation has stated that: "evidence of sexual crimes is overwhelming, but the cases are so many that no prosecution can be brought for all" 3 . Despite this finding of "impunity" by international criminal law 4 for serious sexual crimes 5 jurisprudence still know proved that: International criminal law has been vital in fostering the understanding of sexual violence against male in armed conflict as a weapon of war that targets not only a woman but a male role in international society 6 .…”

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“…3 AMBOS K., Internationales Strafrecht, C.H. Beck, 2018 4. MELLOH F., Einheitliche Strafzumessung in den Rechtsquellen desICC-Statuts, Dunker&Humblot, 2010.…”

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Male rape and sexual crimes in International Criminal Law jurisprudence: a critical appraisal

Liakopoulos

2018

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El presente trabajo ha intentado analizar crímenes sexuales y especialmente el crimen de violación masculina. La jurisprudencia internacional de los Tribunales penales internacionales y la Corte Penal Internacional ha tratado de calificar la violación como un crimen de genocidio en forma de graves lesiones físicas y corporales, aunque no necesariamente permanente (letra. B) art. 6 del Estatuto de Roma; o como un crimen contra la humanidad cuando existen elementos de contexto y, sobre todo, elementos materiales que surgen de las definiciones dadas por los Tribunales especiales y los elementos de los crímenes; o incluso como un crimen de guerra en caso de que se implemente como parte de un plan o diseño político, o como parte de una serie de crímenes similares cometidos a gran escala. Debido a la falta de tratamiento de un delito “particular” y difícil de probar o testificar ante un tribunal internacional. La indicación del nivel de gravedad del delito es necesaria para la relevancia de la violencia sexual y la violación como crímenes de lesa humanidad que veremos en los próximos años desde el panorama del derecho penal.

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The ICC’s Jurisdiction Over War Crimes

Tsilonis

2024

The Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court

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How Serious are International Crimes? The Gravity Problem in International Criminal Law

Cited by 11 publications

References 29 publications

Towards a Principled Justification for the Mixed Composition of Hybrid International Criminal Tribunals

Towards a Principled Justification for the Mixed Composition of Hybrid International Criminal Tribunals

Male rape and sexual crimes in International Criminal Law jurisprudence: a critical appraisal

The ICC’s Jurisdiction Over War Crimes

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