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Sources of Int'l Law
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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 |
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Criminal Accountability
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Duties:
1) Prevent 2) Investigate 3) Prosecute 4) Punish |
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Int'l Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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- 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 |
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UN Human Rights Committee, General Comment #31, especially Paragraph 18
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- 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. |