Monthly Archives: March 2013

What is the Holocaust?

The Holocaust is the state-sponsored systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and ...

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What is the IHL?

International humanitarian law (IHL) (also commonly referred to as the law of war or the law ...

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Prosecuting the Perpetrators of International Crimes (FAQ)

Criminal investigation and prosecution. The legal framework of Rome Statute is based on respect for individual ...

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An introductory note by Prof. Dr. Theo van Boven

‘Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross ...

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948

By Antonio Augusto Cançado Trindade Former President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights When the ...

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Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969

By Karl Zemanek Emeritus Professor, University of Vienna Vice-Chairman of the Austrian Delegation to the United ...

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The International Court of Justice (ICJ)

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). ...

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The Permanent Court of International Justice (1922-1946)

The establishment of the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ), the predecessor of the International Court ...

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Prof. Theo van Boven

About Professor Theo van Boven:-  From December 2001 to December 2004, Theo van Boven (1934) was ...

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Ms.Laurence Boisson de Chazournes

Ms.Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, a French citizen, is Professor and Director of the Department of Public ...

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