Title: The Application of the Concept of Continuing Violation to the Duty to Investigate, Prosecute and Punish Under International Human Rights Law
Abstract:It is a well-established rule of international law that a State can be held responsible for its acts or omissions only if these acts and omissions are not in conformity with the obligations imposed on...It is a well-established rule of international law that a State can be held responsible for its acts or omissions only if these acts and omissions are not in conformity with the obligations imposed on that State at the time that they were committed. However, in some cases an act or an omission committed before the ratification of a human rights treaty may keep affecting the right(s) of a person protected under the treaty. A similar situation may be observed when an application is lodged with an international organ whose competence was recognised by the relevant State after the complained act or omission had been committed. The effects of an event occurred before the recognition might be continuing.Read More
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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