POLI 359 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Erga Omnes, Legal Aid, Dutch States Party
18 Jun 2016
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Obligation to prosecute or extradite (belgium v. senegal) February 2009 belgium filed in the registry of the court an application instituting proceedings against senegal in respect of: a dispute concerning senegal"s compliance with its obligation to prosecute hissene. Habre (former president of the republic of chad: for acts including crimes of torture and crimes against humanity which are alleged against him as perpetrator/co-perpetrator/accomplice. Or to extradite him to belgium for the purposes of criminal proceedings. June 1982 hissene habre took power at the head of a rebellion and remains president of the. Republic of chad for eight years: during which time large scale violations of human rights were allegedly committed. Including: arrests of actual or presumed political opponents, detentions without trial/under inhumane conditions, mistreatment, torture, extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances. December 1990 hissene habre overthrown, requests political asylum from the senegalese gov: request was granted.
