Prosecutor v Thomas Lubanga Dyilo--Decision on the Confirmation of Charges

Bekou, Olympia

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“…She argues that '[i]nstead of confirming those charges brought by the Prosecutor for which sufficient evidence exists and adjourning proceedings to request the Prosecutor to amend those charges for which new evidence has emerged, the Chamber attempted to reinterpret the procedures so as to include the new charges without an adjournment'. 83 Consequently the two Pre-Trial Chamber decisions are not easily distinguishable on this narrow point. Arguably, the Lubanga Pre-Trial bench should have referred the matter back to the prosecutor to consider amending the charges instead of making the change directly.…”

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Limited charges and limited judgments by the International Criminal Court – who bears the greatest responsibility?

Ferstman

2012

The International Journal of Human Rights

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REDRESSThis article considers the first verdict of the International Criminal Court in the Lubanga case. It focuses on the narrow scope of the conviction, resulting from the very limited charges brought by the Office of the Prosecutor and its failure to seek to amend the charges when evidence of wider crimes came to light during the trial. The article also considers the failed attempts of legal representatives for victims to encourage the Court to re-visit the charges, and analyses the Pre-Trial and Trial Chambers' (in)action in response. The limited provisions in the Rome Statute which afford a degree of oversight on prosecutorial discretion were never properly activated by the Court, with the result that the evidence which emerged during trial that exceeded the charges was never considered.

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Section: (Iii) When the Chamber Imposes Charges On Its Own Motionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Limited charges and limited judgments by the International Criminal Court – who bears the greatest responsibility?

Ferstman

2012

The International Journal of Human Rights

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“…Por lo tanto, es muy cuestionable que estas consideraciones puedan ser aplicadas sin más a la interpretación de "fuerzas armadas nacionales". 89 Sin ninguna referencia a los travaux, la Sala sostiene además que los redactores del Estatuto pretendieron incluir en el artículo 8 del Estatuto una serie más amplia de conductas criminales cometidas en el contexto de un conflicto armado internacional. 90 Sin embargo, esta afirmación se contradice con la historia de la redacción y no puede ser conciliada con el principio nullum crimen por las siguientes razones: Como correctamente sostiene la Sala, el artículo 8 (2b)(xxvi) está basado en el artículo 77 del Protocolo Adicional I (en adelante, PA I) del CG IV que obliga a los Estados miembros a tomar todas las medidas posibles para prevenir que los niños participen directamente en las hostilidades.…”

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El derecho penal internacional en la encrucijada: de la imposición ad hoc a un sistema universal basado en un tratado internacional

Ambos

2010

Polít. crim.

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AMBOS, KAI. "El derecho penal internacional en la encrucijada: de la imposición ad hoc a un sistema universal basado en un tratado internacional". Polít. crim. Vol. 5, Nº 9 (Julio 2010), Art. 6, 237El derecho penal internacional en la encrucijada: de la imposición ad hoc a un sistema universal basado en un tratado internacional Dr. Kai Ambos * kambos@gwdg.de ResumenEl presente artículo pretende hacer un tour d'horizon desde la imposición (vertical) del sistema ad hoc de la justicia penal internacional al régimen universal (horizontal) de la Corte Penal Internacional. El objetivo es demostrar que hay varias cuestiones sin resolver y una creciente necesidad de mayor reflexión e investigación. Sin embargo, con este texto no se aspira a dar respuestas definitivas a las acuciantes cuestiones legales en él discutidas, sino que la intención es en primer lugar identificarlas y crear un necesario estado de alerta. En cualquier caso parece claro que la crisis de identidad del derecho penal internacional, tan lamentada por algunos académicos, sólo puede ser resuelta si el derecho penal internacional se establece como una disciplina por propio derecho y sobre la base de los principios fundamentales del derecho penal, inherentes a cualquier sistema legal justo y liberal. Palabras claveDerecho penal internacional, Tribunales Ad Hoc, Corte Penal Internacional, principio de tabula rasa, coautoría, autoría mediata, preparación de testigos AbstractThe paper attempts to do a tour d'horizon from the (vertical) imposition of the ad hoc-system of international criminal justice to the (horizontal) universality of the ICC regime. It will show that there are many unresolved questions and an increasing need for further reflection and research. It does not pretend, however, to give any definite answers to the pressing legal issues discussed, but rather tries to identify them and create the necessary awareness in the first place. In any case, it seems clear that the identity crisis of International Criminal Law, criticized in some quarters, can only be overcome if ICL will be established as a discipline in its own right and on the basis of the fundamental principles of criminal law inherent to any liberal and fair criminal law system.

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The Preconditions for the International Criminal Court to Exercise its Jurisdiction

Tsilonis

2024

The Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court

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Prosecutor v Thomas Lubanga Dyilo--Decision on the Confirmation of Charges

Cited by 29 publications

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Limited charges and limited judgments by the International Criminal Court – who bears the greatest responsibility?

Limited charges and limited judgments by the International Criminal Court – who bears the greatest responsibility?

El derecho penal internacional en la encrucijada: de la imposición ad hoc a un sistema universal basado en un tratado internacional

The Preconditions for the International Criminal Court to Exercise its Jurisdiction

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