Documentation for Accountability

16 Pages Posted: 1 May 2020 Last revised: 15 Jun 2020

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Jessica Levy

Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG)

Paul R. Williams

Public International Law & Policy Group; American University

Date Written: 2020

Abstract

The cost of armed conflict is borne not only in the stark number of lives lost, but also in the grave atrocity crimes committed during these periods. Despite the legal protections set forth in the Geneva Conventions and other foundational documents of international humanitarian law, perpetrators continue to commit crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide. Documenting these atrocity crimes has become a crucial step in efforts to secure justice for victims and survivors of these atrocities. To support the expanding field of human rights documentation, the international community must redouble its efforts to ensure that civil society actors engaged in documentation and evidence collection have access to the sustainable, tailored, and secure technology platforms they need to contribute to justice, truth, and accountability.

Keywords: International Humanitarian Law, Atrocity Crimes, Human Rights, Human Rights Documentation, Justice, War Crimes, Genocide

Suggested Citation

Levy, Jessica and Williams, Paul R., Documentation for Accountability (2020). Jessica C. Levy and Paul R. Williams, Documentation for Accountability, 52 Case W. Res. J. Int'l L. 451 (2020) , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3570078

Jessica Levy

Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG) ( email )

United States

Paul R. Williams (Contact Author)

Public International Law & Policy Group ( email )

HOME PAGE: http://www.pilpg.org

American University ( email )

4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20016
United States

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