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by Access Accountability | Sep 21, 2020 | Documentation, Law
Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) specializes in human rights documentation, and have successfully utilized UN human rights bodies for our advocacy work. In this article, I will walk you through how you can also do this. I’ll be talking...
by Access Accountability | Apr 16, 2020 | Law
Training Sessions by International Justice Resource Center (IJRC) explore topics including the UN Human Rights Mechanisms and Documenting Human Rights Abuses. IJRC also has a series of publications including the guide Researching International Human Rights Law....
by Access Accountability | Feb 28, 2020 | Law
When people first hear about the international human rights system, people go like, “Oh, that must be such a difficult thing that only lawyers can do. Or people with some kind of academic background can do.” Well, that is not actually the case. And the...
by Frankie Wong | Sep 26, 2019 | Law
For an overview of the ICC, its development and structure, refer to the article. The ICC has been subject to criticisms since its establishment. Lack of executive/enforcement power: Apart from the post-trial enforcement issue, the ICC also suffers from pre-trial...
by Frankie Wong | Sep 25, 2019 | Law
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a permanent criminal tribunal “based on the voluntary transfer of criminal competences of sovereign states and not unilaterally dictated by an alliance of power nations”. The Rome Statute of the International...
by Sarah Kim | Apr 10, 2019 | Law
The Preamble of UN Security Council Resolution 995 (1994), which led to the creation of the ICTY, states that, “[T]he prosecution of persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law would … contribute to the process of national...
