Prosecuting International Crimes and Human Rights Abuses Committed Against Children - Leading International Court Cases

Dedication

Preface

Acknowledgement

Contents

Part I An Introduction to the Organizational Structure, Enabling Statutesor Conventions, Case Processing Procedure, and Jurisdiction of the International Courts

The Inter-American Human Rights System

European International Human Rights Court System

The International Ad Hoc Criminal Courts of Rwanda and the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia

The Special Court of Sierra Leone

The International Criminal Court

Part II The International Human Rights Courts

Inter-American Court of Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights

Part III The International Ad Hoc Criminal Courts

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Former Yugoslavia Since 1991

Part IV The International Hybrid Criminal Courts

The Special Court for Sierra Leona

The Special Court for Sierra Leona, Case 8: Prosecutor v. Brima, Kamara and Kanu

Part V The International Criminal Court (The Hague)

Case 9: The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo ( Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Part VI Documents

American Convention on Human Rights

American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man

Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, “ Protocol of San Salvador”

Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty

Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women “ Convention of Belem do Para”

Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities

Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons

Inter-American Convention on Conflict of Laws Concerning the Adoption of Minors

Statute of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Concerning Custody of Children and on Restoration of Custody of Children

European Convention on the Adoption of Children

European Convention on the Exercise of Children’s Rights

European Convention on the Legal Status of Children Born out of Wedlock

European Convention on Nationality

Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

Updated Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Elements of Crimes

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

Cape Town Principles and Best Practice on the Prevention of Recruitment of Children into the Armed Forces and Demobilizationand Social Integration of Child Soldiers in Africa

Convention on the Rights of the Child

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict

The Paris Principles

The Paris Commitments to Protect Children from Unlawful Recruitment or Use by Armed Forces or Armed Groups

United Nations Resolution 1820 (2008): S/ RES/ 1820 ( 2008)

Brussels Principles Against Impunity and for International Justice

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Index