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International criminal court : policy, status and overview /
Excerpted from CRS reports.--Preface.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,
[2009]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- INTERNATIONAL CRIMINALCOURT: POLICY, STATUSAND OVERVIEW; INTERNATIONAL CRIMINALCOURT: POLICY, STATUSAND OVERVIEW; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT CASESIN AFRICA: STATUS AND POLICY ISSUES*; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; Overview of the International Criminal Court; International Court of Justice; Congressional Interest in the ICC in Africa; THE ICC AND SUDAN; U.N. Security Council Resolution 1593; ICC Warrants; Investigation of Rebel Crimes; The Case Against Bashir; The Bashir Administration; Other Sudanese Reactions; Security Council Considerations in July 2008.
- OTHER ICC CASES IN AFRICAUganda[84]; Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Central African Republic (CAR); ISSUES RAISED BY THE ICC'S ACTIONS IN AFRICA; Potential Impact; Accusations of Bias; Justice vs. Peace?; Implications for Future U.S. Policy on the ICC; APPENDIX A. LIST OF AFRICAN STATES SHOWINGWHETHER THEY ARE PARTIES TO THE ICC AND HAVERATIFIED THE"ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT"; REFERENCES; U.S. POLICY REGARDING THEINTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT*; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; U.S. OBJECTIONS TO THE ROME STATUTE; Issue #1 Jurisdiction over Nationals of Non-Parties; Issue #2 Politicized Prosecution.
- Issue #3 the Unaccountable ProsecutorIssue #4 Usurpation of the Role of the U.N. Security Council; Issue #5 Lack of due Process Guarantees; CONGRESSIONAL ACTION; American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002; Restrictions on Participation in Peacekeeping Missions; Restriction on Provision of Military Assistance; Authority to Free Persons from ICC; Waivers and Exceptions; The Nethercutt Amendment; National Defense Authorization Act for FY2007; Prospective Legislation; IMPLICATIONS OF THE ICC FOR THEUNITED STATES AS A NON-MEMBER; Observer Role; Foreign Policy Implications.
- Strategy for Precluding ICCProsecution of U.S. Troops and OfficialsREFERENCES; INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT:OVERVIEW AND SELECTED LEGAL ISSUES; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION AND NEGOTIATING HISTORY; STRUCTURE OF THE ICC; The Judges of the ICC: The Presidencyand Trial Divisions; Prosecutor; Registry; Assembly of States Parties; JURISDICTION; Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Jurisdiction over Persons; Triggering Mechanisms; ICC Jurisdiction over Citizens of Non-Parties; Complementarity and Other Challenges to Jurisdiction; RULES OF PROCEDURE AND EVIDENCE; The Right to a Jury Trial.
- The Presumption of InnocenceThe Privilege Against Compelled Self-Incrimination; The Right to Confront Witnesses; The Protection Against Double Jeopardy; The Freedom from Unreasonable Searches and Seizures; The Right to Be Present at Trial; The Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel; The Right to a Speedy and Public Trial; Right to Appeal; Freedom from Indefinite or Arbitrary Detention; IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITEDSTATES AS NON-MEMBER; Observer Role; Political Implications; CONGRESSIONAL ACTION; American Service Members' Protection Act of 2001.