POL340Y1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Multilateral Treaty, Peremptory Norm, Counterclaim
22 Apr 2017
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The statue of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia 1993. Genesis: the status of these ad hoc tribunals negotiated within the security council is more detailed than those of the international military tribunals. The status impose specific obligations of assistance and cooperation on states. For the icty, the definition of genocide was taken from the 1948 genocide convention, and the definition of war crimes was taken from the 1949 geneva conventions. The international tribunal shall have the power to prosecute persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former yugoslavia since 1991 in accordance with the provisions of the present statute. Article 2 grave breaches of the geneva conventions of 1949. Article 3 violations of the laws or customs of war. The international tribunal shall have the power to prosecute persons violating the laws or customs of war.
