Public Law Studies Quarterly

The Rule of Law and Capacity-Building in the Practice of Ad -hoc International Criminal Tribunals

Document Type : Article

Authors

Sayyed Mohammad Hashemi 1
Vahid Salehi 2

1 Prof. Department of Public Law. Faculty of Law.Islamic Azad University.Branch (south tehran) Retired Prof. Department of Public Law. Faculty of Law.University of Shahid Beheshti. Tehran. Iran

2 Ph.D. in Public Law. Department of Law. Islamic Azad University.United Arab Emirate(UAE) Branch (Dubai)

https://doi.org/10.22059/jplsq.2020.292684.2246
Abstract
The Ad hoc international criminal tribunals, namely the ICTY and ICTR, take precedence over domestic courts in the territories of states subject to their jurisdiction. The obligation of these states to abide by the statutes and decisions of the ad hoc tribunals on the one hand, and the need to strengthen their judicial and legal systems based on the so-called completion strategy on the other, have given a local face to the administration of justice in these post-conflict territories. It highlights coherent national reconciliation plans for capacity-building in these tribunals. Accordingly, the ad hoc tribunals have implemented capacity-building programs (such as workshops, training of law enforcement forces, etc.) in order to strengthen national legal systems for the realization of transitional justice. However, the tribunals have faced challenges such as prejudiced judges and prosecutors, which have hampered the effectiveness of the capacity-building programs in meeting the criteria for the rule of law within these territories.

Keywords

the rule of law principle
transitional justice
ad hoc international criminal tribunals
international crimes
capacity-building

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Public Law Studies Quarterly
Volume 52, Issue 4
Winter 2023
Winter 2022
Pages 1927-1952

  • Receive Date 23 November 2019
  • Revise Date 04 May 2020
  • Accept Date 28 June 2020

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