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ECCC: 002: No Armed Conflict Nexus Requirement from the Definition of Crimes Against Humanity

By Editor | Published: November 2, 2011

2010-10-26, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Trial Chamber granted the Co-Prosecutors’ motion to exclude armed conflict nexus requirement from the definition of crimes against humanity. This decision effectively reversed the Pre-Trial Chamber’s decision holding that it was not clear whether a nexus to armed conflict was part of the customary international law definition of crimes against humanity [...]

Posted in ECCC | Also tagged 002/19-09-2007/ECCC/TC, 1954 ILC Draft Code, 1975-1979, Ad Hoc Committee on, admissibility, Amended Closing Order, Andrew Cayley, Angudom, Apartheid, Article 5, Chea Leang, Closing Order, Convention, crimes against humanity, customary international law, Diana ELLIS, ECCC, ECCC Law, Einsatzgruppen, Elisabeth SIMONNEAU FORT, Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Flick, Genocide Convention, Ieng Sary, Ieng Thirith, in dubio pro reo, International Criminal Court, International Law Commission, Jaques VERGES, Jean-Marc Lavergne, Justice, Khieu Samphan, linkage to armed conflict, Michael G. Karna V As, nexus to armed conflict, Nil Nonn, Nuonchea, Pha T Pouv Seang, PICH Ang, Pre-Trial Chamber, principle of legality, Rule 89(1)(a), Rule 98, Rule 98(2), Sa Sovan, Silvia Cartwright, SON Arun, statute of limitations, temporal jurisdiction, the Establishment of the ICC, Thou Mony, Victor KOPPE, Ya Sokhan | Comments closed

ECCC: 002: Trial Chamber Rejects JCEIII

By Editor | Published: October 25, 2011

2011-09-12, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. After reviewing the WWII jurisprudence cited by the ICTY and the STL in support of JCE III, the ECCC Trial Chamber found that the inference drawn by those tribunals that post-WWII convictions were based on JCE III “was not the only possible one based on the surviving record.” As a result, the [...]

Posted in ECCC | Also tagged 002/19-09-2007/ECCC/TC, Andrew Cayley, Ang Udom, applicability, Borkum Island Case, Brima et. al., Chea Leang, common criminal plan, Control Council Law No. 10, customary international law, Diana ELLIS, Duch Judgement, Elisabeth SIMONNEAU FORT, Essen Lynching Case, extended form, form of responsibility, general principle of law, genocidal intent, genocide, ICTY Appeals Chamber, Ieng Sary, Ieng Thirith, Jaques VERGES, JCE I, JCE II, JCE III, Jean-Marc Lavergne, joint criminal enterprise, jurisdictional challenge, Khieu Samphan, Krnojetac, Kvocka, Michael G. Karnavas, Munyakazi, Nil Nonn, non-criminal common plan, Nuon Chea, participation, Phat Pouv Seang, PICH Ang, preliminary objections, Prosecutor v. Tadic, re-characterization, Rule 89, Sa Sovan, SCSL, Silvia Cartwright, Simba, SON Arun, specific intent, Thou Mony, Ulrich and Merkle, Victor KOPPE, Wuelfert, Ya Sokhan | Comments closed

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