Positioning participatory rights of victim of crime under International Criminal Law
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https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-202416306Mots-clés :
ad hoc tribunals, international criminal law, victims right, United Nations, justiceRésumé
This paper explores the recognition of victims’ rights in an international armed conflict, tracing it chronologically from the ad hoc tribunals to the modern day international criminal courts and several United nations document duly recognizing the rights and justice for victims. It also throws light on the debate of “Peace swapped with justice” to “Justice swapped with Peace” in the due course of the development of International criminal jurisprudence. In this article, the author shall firstly, analyses if the victims were given the right to participate in the International Military Tribunals; secondly, shall look at the international law that inspired the drafters of “Rome statute” to enable the victims to participate and lastly, shall look at the provisions under the “Rome statute” that enable the victims to participate.
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