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Welkom

Welkom. bij Universiteit Maastricht. International crimes, revenge and justice Teenzcollege prof. André Klip 18 February 2014. What to do with international crimes ?. Nothing Prosecution Amnesty Truth and Reconciliation Commission other. Prosecution. National

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Welkom

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  1. Welkom bij Universiteit Maastricht

  2. International crimes, revenge and justice Teenzcollege prof. André Klip 18 February 2014

  3. What to do with international crimes ? • Nothing • Prosecution • Amnesty • Truth and Reconciliation Commission • other

  4. Prosecution • National • International: international criminal tribunal (ICTY/ ICTR/ ICC) • Third state prosecution

  5. Reasons not to make use of criminal law • Prosecutions and the balance of power • Revival of the conflict • TRC offers more to victims • Illiteracy and legal culture • Poor infrastructure • Lack of resources • Other needs of the population • Live goes on!

  6. Non criminal sanctions are not undisputed • Relationship to goals of punishment • Relationship to grounds for establishment of ICT’s • Imbalance with ordinary crime • Are these still sanctions? • Was the decision for alternative justice voluntary?

  7. Sentencing of war crimes • Which penalty fits to war crimes? Death sentence/ life imprisonment/ fixed imprisonment/ community service? • What to do with old perpetrators? The case of Heinrich Boere

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