PLSC 380F Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Detainee Treatment Act, Genocide Convention, Lagrand Case
6 Jul 2017
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International court of justice solves disputes between countries. individuals cannot apply to this court; only about the various states or countries. it awards compensation to a country when it is harmed by another. Origins with the beginnings of the un in 1940s. Yugoslavian un court of war crimes is a criminal court. ad hoc court only set up in order to nd the guilt or innocence of various individuals. Uk soldier following us soldier will be dragged before the icc even though another american soldier would not. Genocide convention standard and de nition of genocide comes from genocide convention. Raphael lempkin coined the word genocide in 1944. Polish scholar. ex: croatia v. serbia to the count of genocide, article sent this past weekend no one was charged with genocide. there was no intent to wipe out an entire population, though many had died. America has a particular bone to pick with the genocide convention.
