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Inconsistency and Impunity in International Human Rights Law: Can the International Criminal Court Solve the Problems Raised by the Rwanda and Augusto Pinochet Cases

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Inconsistency and Impunity in International Human Rights Law: Can the International Criminal Court Solve the Problems Raised by the Rwanda and Augusto Pinochet Cases
Author(s)Popoff, Evo
AbstractThis note addresses the role the International Criminal Court will play in the development of international human rights law by examining its potential effects on solving problems of inconsistency and impunity which have dominated the field for the past 50 years. Looking at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the recent extradition hearings of former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet in England, this note considers the way international human rights law is currently enforced. This note examines the legal and sovereignty issues presented by these cases, concluding that benefits can be attained through a permanent international criminal court.
IssueNo2
Pages363-395
ArticleAccess to Article
SourceGeorge Washington International Law Review
VolumeNo33
PubDate 1999
ISBN_ISSN1534-9977


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