The End of ‘the end of impunity’? The International Criminal Court and the Challenge from Truth Commissions
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The End of ‘the end of impunity’? The International Criminal Court and the Challenge from Truth Commissions. / Holtermann, Jakob von Holderstein.
In: Res Publica, Vol. 16, No. 2, 2010, p. 209-225.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The End of ‘the end of impunity’?
T2 - The International Criminal Court and the Challenge from Truth Commissions
AU - Holtermann, Jakob von Holderstein
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - With its express intention ‘to put an end to impunity’, the International Criminal Court (ICC) faces a substantial challenge in the shape of conditional amnesties granted in future national truth commissions (TCs)—a challenge that invokes fundamental considerations of criminal justice ethics. In this article, I give an account of the challenge, and I consider a possible solution to it presented by Declan Roche. According to this solution the ICC-prosecutor should respect national amnesties and prosecute and punish only those perpetrators who have refused to cooperate with the TC. I argue, however, that this compromise is untenable. As a general rule, if we justify the ICC on grounds of deterrence we should not accept conditional amnesties granted in national TCs.
AB - With its express intention ‘to put an end to impunity’, the International Criminal Court (ICC) faces a substantial challenge in the shape of conditional amnesties granted in future national truth commissions (TCs)—a challenge that invokes fundamental considerations of criminal justice ethics. In this article, I give an account of the challenge, and I consider a possible solution to it presented by Declan Roche. According to this solution the ICC-prosecutor should respect national amnesties and prosecute and punish only those perpetrators who have refused to cooperate with the TC. I argue, however, that this compromise is untenable. As a general rule, if we justify the ICC on grounds of deterrence we should not accept conditional amnesties granted in national TCs.
KW - Faculty of Law
KW - Den Internationale Straffedomstol
KW - Afskrækkelse
KW - Sandhedskommissioner
KW - Amnestier
KW - Genoprettende ret
KW - Roche, Declan
KW - International Criminal Court
KW - Deterrence
KW - Truth Commissions
KW - Amnesties
KW - Restorative Justice
KW - Roche, Declan
U2 - 10.1007/s11158-010-9111-5
DO - 10.1007/s11158-010-9111-5
M3 - Journal article
VL - 16
SP - 209
EP - 225
JO - Res Publica
JF - Res Publica
SN - 1356-4765
IS - 2
ER -
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