Accountability for Crimes of International Law in Canada: an overview and a comparison with United Kingdom practices

This paper presents a general overview of the principal legal steps taken by Canada in moving from a culture of impunity to a culture of accountability in the field of crimes against International Law1, and undertakes a comparative study of practices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northe...

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Autor: Torroja Mateu, Helena
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/207021
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/207021
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Palabra clave:Dret internacional
Crims contra la humanitat
Canadà
International law
Crimes against humanity
Canada
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spelling Accountability for Crimes of International Law in Canada: an overview and a comparison with United Kingdom practicesTorroja Mateu, HelenaDret internacionalCrims contra la humanitatCanadàInternational lawCrimes against humanityCanadaThis paper presents a general overview of the principal legal steps taken by Canada in moving from a culture of impunity to a culture of accountability in the field of crimes against International Law1, and undertakes a comparative study of practices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) in this field. The paper deals primarily with the prosecution in these States of those suspected of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide when the suspects are originally from other countries and commit these crimes in other States. I argue that after a period of impunity, both countries have entered a new era of accountability, which can be traced to the beginning of the XXI century and the implementation of the Rome Statute of 1998.3 However, given the close link between mounting social and political pressure and the prosecution of suspected war criminals, as both countries’ past practices show, the current legal response represents little more than an initial step.Martinus Nijhoff Publishers-Kluwer Law International2006info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPartinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/207021Llibres / Capítols de llibre (Dret Penal i Criminologia, i Dret Internacional Públic i Relacions Internacionals)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del capítol del llibre publicat a: https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/12289?language=enCapítol del llibre: Waters, C. (Edit.): Canada-UK Perspectives on Public International Law, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers-Kluwer Law International, 2006, ISBN 9789004153813, pp. 69-85(c) Martinus Nijhoff Publishers-Kluwer Law International, 2006info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2070212026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Accountability for Crimes of International Law in Canada: an overview and a comparison with United Kingdom practices
title Accountability for Crimes of International Law in Canada: an overview and a comparison with United Kingdom practices
spellingShingle Accountability for Crimes of International Law in Canada: an overview and a comparison with United Kingdom practices
Torroja Mateu, Helena
Dret internacional
Crims contra la humanitat
Canadà
International law
Crimes against humanity
Canada
title_short Accountability for Crimes of International Law in Canada: an overview and a comparison with United Kingdom practices
title_full Accountability for Crimes of International Law in Canada: an overview and a comparison with United Kingdom practices
title_fullStr Accountability for Crimes of International Law in Canada: an overview and a comparison with United Kingdom practices
title_full_unstemmed Accountability for Crimes of International Law in Canada: an overview and a comparison with United Kingdom practices
title_sort Accountability for Crimes of International Law in Canada: an overview and a comparison with United Kingdom practices
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Torroja Mateu, Helena
author Torroja Mateu, Helena
author_facet Torroja Mateu, Helena
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Dret internacional
Crims contra la humanitat
Canadà
International law
Crimes against humanity
Canada
topic Dret internacional
Crims contra la humanitat
Canadà
International law
Crimes against humanity
Canada
description This paper presents a general overview of the principal legal steps taken by Canada in moving from a culture of impunity to a culture of accountability in the field of crimes against International Law1, and undertakes a comparative study of practices in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) in this field. The paper deals primarily with the prosecution in these States of those suspected of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide when the suspects are originally from other countries and commit these crimes in other States. I argue that after a period of impunity, both countries have entered a new era of accountability, which can be traced to the beginning of the XXI century and the implementation of the Rome Statute of 1998.3 However, given the close link between mounting social and political pressure and the prosecution of suspected war criminals, as both countries’ past practices show, the current legal response represents little more than an initial step.
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