Universal jurisdiction over crimes against humanity under French law—grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949—genocide—torture—human rights violations in Bosnia and Rwanda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9548960 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernard H Oxman (0009-0006-0311-286X, corresponding author), Brigitte Stern (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 525-529 |
| Publication date | 1999-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of International Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9300 • E-ISSN: 2161-7953 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2998008 |
| OpenAlex | W207981423 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
In rejavor. In re Munyeshyaka. French Cour de cassation, Criminal Chamber, March 26, 1996. In Re Munyeshyaka. 1998 Bull, crim., No. 2, at 3. French Cour de cassation, Criminal Chamber, January 6, 1998. In the Javor case, certain Bosnian victims of the policy of “ethnic cleansing” that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina, who were refugees in France, tried to rely on the universal jurisdiction of the French courts in order to file a criminal complaint (plainte avec constitution departie civile) with an investigating magistrate (juge d'instruction) against their Serb torturers
Complaint · Constitution · Crimes against humanity · Ethnic Cleansing · Geneva Conventions · Genocide · Human rights · International humanitarian law · International law · Jurisdiction · Magistrate · Political science · Torture · Tribunal · Universal jurisdiction · War crime · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Torture, Ethics, and Law
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
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| Citation span | 2001 - 2020 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |