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Sources of Int'l Law
1) Treaty (Bi-lateral & Multi-lateral: decisions of treaty bodies)
2) Customary Int'l Law: roles derived from traditional roles of countries to act or not act in a certain b/c they are considered binding
3) General Principles
Criminal Accountability
Duties:
1) Prevent
2) Investigate
3) Prosecute
4) Punish
Int'l Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Art. 2: respect and ensure the rights of the covenant
- Art. 6: right to life; no arbitrary deprivation of life
- Art. 7: prohibition of torture and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment
- Art. 9: right to liberty and security of person; no arbitrary detention
UN Human Rights Committee, General Comment #31, especially Paragraph 18
- Para. 15: General obligation to investigate rights violations promptly, thoroughly and effectively through independent and impartial bodies.
- Para. 18: If investigation reveal violations of protections against torture, CIDT, summary and arbitrary killing or disappearance, those responsible must be brought to justice.
- Para. 18: Failure to investigate and failure to bring to justice can themselves be separate breaches of the ICCPR.