Accounting for Crimes: The Role of International Criminal Tribunals in Effectively Addressing Impunity

Authors

  • Iris Almeida International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21970

Keywords:

law, human rights, justice, impunity, conflict, accountability, gender, International Criminal Court

Abstract

In this paper, the author examines the ways in which accountability for international crimes could become a practical reality. She takes the position that "impunity" is inimical both to justice, and to lasting peace and democracy in post-conflict societies and proposes a conceptual framework for the international rule of law as an alternative. She also argues that a strong, independent and permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) would ensure the kind of universal enforcement of international law that will lead to a progressive, long-term reduction of human rights violations.

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Published

1998-08-01

How to Cite

Almeida, I. (1998). Accounting for Crimes: The Role of International Criminal Tribunals in Effectively Addressing Impunity. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, 17(3), 14–20. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21970
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