Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, the human rights movement has been almost synonymous with the fight against impunity. Today, to support human rights means to favor criminal accountability for those individuals who have violated international human rights or humanitarian law. It...

Although one might see international criminal law as a natural progression of human rights law, this chapter points to the tensions between the two branches and warns against conflating human rights with atrocity crimes

The significance of fundamental individual rights to substantive criminal law, criminal procedure law and sentencing law is undeniable for anyone who is familiar with the criminal justice system. This chapter serves three general purposes. First, it intends to portray the meaning and rationale...

Literature concerning human rights protection by the European Court on Human Rights after 9/11 is very often coloured by optimism. Some authors hold that judicial control by the European Court on national anti-terrorism measures is very strict, especially compared to U.S. judicial review. Others...

Article 215 of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Congo is the entry point for international law into the DRC legal complex. It provides that the international treaties and agreements duly ratified by the state predominate over Acts of Parliament. Cases and studies involving the...