The United Nations Principles to Combat Impunity: A Commentary
A Commentary
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 22 March 2018
- ISBN 9780198743606
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages474 pages
- Size 254x179x32 mm
- Weight 946 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Bringing together leading experts in the field, this volume provides comprehensive academic commentary on the UN Principles to Combat Impunity. The book features the text of each of the 38 Principles, along with a full analysis, detailed commentary, and a guide to relevant literature and case law.
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The fight against impunity has become a growing concern of the international community. Updated in 2005, the UN Set of Principles for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights Through Action to Combat Impunity is the fruit of several years of study, developed under the aegis of the UN Commission on Human Rights and then affirmed by the Human Rights Council. These Principles are today widely accepted as constituting an authoritative reference point for efforts in the fight against impunity for gross human rights abuses and serious violations of international humanitarian law. As a comprehensive attempt to codify universal accountability norms, the UN Set of Principles marks a significant step forward in the debate on the obligation of states to combat impunity in its various forms.
Bringing together leading experts in the field, this volume provides comprehensive academic commentary of the 38 principles. The book is a perfect companion to the document, setting out the text of the Principles alongside detailed analysis, as well as a full introduction and a guide to the relevant literature and case law. The commentary advances debates and clarifies complex legal issues, making it an essential resource for legal academics, students, and practitioners working in fields such as human rights, international criminal law, and transitional justice.
The United Nations Principles to Combat Impunity is a comprehensive legal tool for both legal practitioners and students alike, offering the first full critical reflection of the subject. The book brings together all areas that aim to combat impunity, discussing transitional justice mechanisms, victims' rights and participation, and 'traditional' formal criminal justice instruments. Finally, the work is not afraid to offer criticisms of the principles in their current form and offers practical recommendations for improvement to the principles, positioning itself as a significant academic authority to the discussion of combating impunity in international law.
Table of Contents:
Prologue
Introduction
I.
Preamble
II. Definitions
III.
Principle 1: General Obligations of States to Take Effective Action to Combat Impunity
IV.
The Right to Know
A. General Principles
Principle 2: The inalienable right to the truth
Principle 3: The duty to preserve memoryPrinciple 4: The victimsâ right to know
Principle 5: Guarantees to give effect to the right to know
B. Commissions of Inquiry
Principle 6: The establishment and role of truth commissions
Principle 7: Guarantees of independence, impartiality and competence
Principle 8: Definition of a commissionâs terms of reference
Principle 9: Guarantees for persons implicated
Principle 10: Guarantees for victims and witnesses testifying on their behalf
Principle 11: Adequate resources for commissions
Principle 12: Advisory functions of the commissionsPrinciple 13: Publicizing the commissionâs reports
C. Preservation of and Access to Archives Bearing Witness to Violations
Principle 14: Measures for the preservation of archivesPrinciple 15: Measures for facilitating access to archives
Principle 16: Cooperation between archive departments and the courts and non-judicial commissions of inquiry
Principle 17: Specific measures relating to archives containing names
Principle 18: Specific measures related to the restoration of or transition to democracy and/or peace
V. The Right to Justice
A. General Principles
Principle 19: Duties of States with regard to the administration of justice
B. Distribution of Jurisdiction Between National, Foreign, International and Internationalized Courts
Principle 20: Jurisdiction of international and internationalized criminal tribunals
Principle 21: Measures for strengthening the effectiveness of international legal Principles concerning universal and international jurisdiction
C. Restrictions on Rules of Law Justified by Action to Combat Impunity
Principle 22: Nature of restrictive measures
Principle 23: Restrictions on prescription
Principle 24: Restrictions and other measures relating to amnesty
Principle 25: Restrictions on the right of asylum
Principle 26: Restrictions on extradition/non bis in idem
Principle 27: Restrictions on justifications related to due obedience, superior responsibility, and official status
Principle 28: Restrictions on the effects of legislation on disclosure or repentance
Principle 29: Restrictions on the jurisdiction of military courts
Principle 30: Restrictions on the Principle of the irremovability of judges
VI.
The Right to Reparation/Guarantees of Non-Recurrence A. The Right to Reparation
Principle 31: Rights and duties arising out of the obligation to make reparation
Principle 32: Reparation procedures
Principle 33: Publicizing reparation procedures
Principle 34: Scope of the right to reparation
B.
Guarantees of non-recurrence of violations
Principle 35: General Principles
Principle 36: Reform of State institutions
Principle 37: Disbandment of parastatal armed forces/demobilization and social reintegration of children
Principle 38: Reform of laws and institutions contributing to impunity
