introduction to international policing cj107 unit #2 pat mcdonald
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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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