Title: Amnesty, the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Abstract: ...It was characterized by a stunning indifference of combat-ants on all sides to laws and customs of war, laws of humanity, and dictates of public conscience. ... The Secretary-General conceded that is an accepted legal concept and a gesture of peace and reconciliation at end of a civil war or an internal armed conflict, but recalled that the United Nations has consistently maintained position that amnesty cannot be granted in respect of international crimes, such as genocide, crimes against humanity or other serious violations of international humanitarian law. ... The Special Court ruled that amnesty in Lome Agreement, to extent that it purported to cover crimes against humanity and war crimes, was contrary to customary international law, or at very least, to crystallizing or emerging customary international law. ... According to Appeals Chamber, then, shouldn't United Nations also be condemned for violating customary international law by in effect guaranteeing impunity for all pre-November 1996 offences as well as for all of who do not meet exalted status of those who bear greatest responsibility? ...
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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