Empowering the General Assembly to Advance International Criminal Investigations
McGinty & Perterson (eds) Routledge Handbook on Humanitarian Action (2014 Forthcoming)
10 Pages Posted: 19 Jul 2014
Date Written: June 17, 2014
Abstract
In light of the turn to UN Fact-finding Missions analysing ongoing human rights abuses through the lens of international criminal law, this paper suggests, by reference to the principle found in UN General Assembly resolution 377 of 1950, that Security Council vetos precluding the referrals of abusive states to the International Criminal Court might be overcome by empowering the General Assembly to act in its place.
Keywords: ICC, fact finding missions, security council, 377, uniting for peace, north korea, syria, palestine, rome statute
JEL Classification: K33
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