International Criminal Law and Victor’s justice: The Case of Cote d’Ivoire
Keywords:
Victor’s Justice, International Criminal Law, International Criminal Tribunal, International Criminal Court, use of force by states, ban of the use of force, international crimes.Abstract
The article is dealing with the concept of Victor’s Justice appeared after the Second World War that instituted the Nuremberg and Tokyo processes against the Nazis regime by the Allied countries. Now the concept is being developed and applied as an example for local conflict with international crimes as that occurred in Cote d’Ivoire. So the case of Cote d’Ivoire is provided as an example.
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ADU, Y. N. (2016). International Criminal Law and Victor’s justice: The Case of Cote d’Ivoire. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 20(1), 129–136. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/1722
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