Introduction to International Policing

CJ107

Unit #2

Pat McDonald

Class Advice Keep up to date on your work

Includes: Reading DB’s Seminars Quizzes

Foundations of International Criminal Law

International laws that hold individuals responsible

Priracy – one of first noted under International Criminal Law

WWII – Crimes against humanity

Foundations of International Criminal Law

WWII Genocide Legal under German law

UN General Assembly Resolution Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Formation of nongovt organizations Amnesty International Human Rights Watch

Foundations of International Criminal Law

Two types of International Criminal Law Core crimes

Crimes against humanity War crimes Genocide

Transnational criminal law Crimes of international concern

Foundations of International Criminal Law

Treaties Geneva Conventions 1949 Genocide Convention of 1948 Rome Treaty 2003 Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907

Both deal with conduct of war, treatment of civillians and prisoners

United Nations Role of UN in international criminal

justice Not a “World Government”

United Nations 4 main purposes

To keep peace throughout the world: To develop friendly relations among nations; To help nations work together to improve the

lives of the poor, conquer hunger, disease and illeteracy and to encourage respect for rights and freedoms

To create a center for harmonizing the actions of nations to achieve these goals

United Nations Roots:

Founded at the end of WWII Forum for debating global issues Power to enforce it’s will on rogue

governments but not step on preogatives of sovereign states

United Nations Four primary bodies:

General Assembly Security Council

Charged with maintaining international peace Example was first Gulf War

Secretariat International Court of Justice

United Nations Scope of Authority

United Nations Current Activities:

Libya Bosnia War Crimes

International Criminal Courts Role of International Criminal Courts in

international criminal justice Permanent criminal court to prosecute

international criminals Ad hoc tribunals Some see as kangroo court

Knowledge Through Google Drazen Erdemovic – Yugoslavia International Criminal Tribunal for the

Former Yugoslavia International Criminal Tribunal for

Rwanda

Points from Unit 3 US had Iraqi court try Saddam Hussein Nazi Leadership Trials

Informal trial & executions VS Public trial to set international standards

The U.S. and the ICC Clinton signed the Rome Treaty but

refused to send it to Congress Bush later “unsigned” the Rome Treaty Congress passes the “American

Service Members Protection Act” (pg 49)

The U.S. and the ICC American Service Members Protection

Act…..created due to: U.S. being kicked off UN Human Rights

Commission http://transcripts.cnn.com/2001/US/05/03/

us.human/ Concern for safety of US Service Members

Your thoughts……?

Next Week PPT assignment due

Describe the advent of international criminal law. Explain the role played by the International Court of Justice

in international criminal law. Explain the role played by the United Nations in international

criminal law. Explain the role treaties play in international criminal law.

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