International Justice Against Impunity
Subtitle: Progress And New Challenges
Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
Published: June 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9789004144514
Subjects: International humanitarian law; Reference; International offenses; Law; War crimes; Bibliographies & Indexes; International; Publishing; International criminal courts
First sentence: States have an obligation under international law to investigate violations of international humanitarian law or human rights law, to take appropriate measures in respect of the alleged perpetrators, to ensure that they are prosecuted, tried and, if so decided by the judge, sentenced, and to provide the victims with effective remedies.