The United Nations War Crimes Commission’s Proposal For An International Criminal Court

The article examines the evolution of proposals for and debates around the establishment of a permanent international criminal court. Taking as its starting point discussions conducted in the context of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, the article focuses on the various domestic, regional and int...

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Published in:Criminal law forum 2014-06, Vol.25 (1-2), p.171-189
Main Author: Schabas, William
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comparative Law
Courts
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law
Drafting
International & Foreign Law
International Court
International criminal courts
International Economics
International law
International Organizations
Jurisdiction
Law
Law and Criminology
Private International Law
Public International Law
Statutes
Tribunals & commissions
United Nations
War
War Crimes
World War II
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Summary:The article examines the evolution of proposals for and debates around the establishment of a permanent international criminal court. Taking as its starting point discussions conducted in the context of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, the article focuses on the various domestic, regional and international organizations that seriously considered the prospect of establishing a court with jurisdiction to prosecute international crimes in the inter-war and immediate post-World War II periods. Particular attention is paid to the central role played by the United Nations War Crimes Commission in this regard. In addition, the article provides an overview of recurrent themes that would re-emerge during the drafting of the Rome Statute some 50 years after the conclusion of the UNWCC’s activities.
ISSN:1046-8374
1572-9850
DOI:10.1007/s10609-014-9230-3