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International Justice Day and Days to Come: The Rome Statute of the ICC and a future Convention on Crimes against Humanity – Complementarity, not Competition

July 17, 2024

On International Justice Day, Amnesty International reiterates its call that the system of international justice, based on cooperation and complementarity of relevant actors, must continue to be strengthened by adopting a Convention on Crimes Against Humanity

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WEBINAR AGENDA: Towards a Convention on prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity

January 16, 2024

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ASP18: Calling on States Parties to adopt the proposed amendment to Article 8(2)(e) of the Rome Statute

November 27, 2019

Amnesty International calls on states parties to adopt the proposed amendment to Article 8(2)(e) of the Rome Statute to…

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The problematic formulation of persecution under the Draft Convention on crimes against humanity

October 31, 2018

Since the International Law Commission (ILC) decided to include the subject ‘crimes against humanity’ into its long-term program of work…

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Remoteness in itself cannot serve as a defence to command responsibility

October 10, 2018

In this fifth opinion piece reviewing the Bemba Appeal Judgment (find the previous ones here, here,…

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Bemba fair trials ICC Appeals Chamber that on 8 June acquitted Mr Bemba from charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity

Making Sense of Command Responsibility

October 8, 2018

In this fourth opinion piece on the Bemba Appeals Judgment (find the previous ones here, here…

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17-Point Program for a Convention on Crimes Against Humanity

February 21, 2018

Amnesty International's recommendations to enhance the text of the Draft Articles on crimes against humanity, provisionally approved by the ILC in 2017.

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Amnesty International: Key Recommendations for ASP16

November 30, 2017

Amnesty International's updated key recommendations to the upcoming 16th Session of the Assembly of States Parties of the ICC.

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Commentary to 3rd Report on Crimes Against Humanity

September 13, 2017

Amnesty International's comments and suggestions in relation to the Special Rapporteur's 3rd report on draft articles for a potential Convention on CAH.

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