Undesirable and unreturnable individuals: Rethinking the International Criminal Court’s human rights obligations towards detained witnesses

the comparing between supervisory bodies of human rights interpretations and international criminal courts judgments on provisional release

nuremberg and tokyo courts as first international criminal courts were established by allies when there were not international regulations regarding the accused rights. but post war, effective steps were taken in this regard. at global and regional levels, a variety of documents have noted this matter detailed and also measures have been considered such as human rights committee of united natio...

Responsibility of International Companies in Cases of Violation of Human Rights Obligations

Background and Aim: The approach of human rights activists is focused on making the issues and points related to the observance of human rights or its violation the responsibility of international companies. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the responsibility of international companies in cases of violation of human rights obligations in societies. Materials and Methods: ...

Under the (legal) radar screen: global health initiatives and international human rights obligations

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Given that many low income countries are heavily reliant on external assistance to fund their health sectors the acceptance of obligations of international assistance and cooperation with regard to the right to health (global health obligations) is insufficiently understood and studied by international health and human rights scholars. Over the past decade Global Health...

Mental health courts – a human rights perspective

This presentation analyzes specialised mental health courts (MHCs), as one solution to the long-standing, growing challenge of dealing fairly and justly with persons with mental illness (PMIs) coming before the criminal justice system, from a human rights (HR) perspective. MHCs have garnered professional and political support in North America. Redefining their primary purpose from the determina...

Therapeutic Jurisprudence and the Criminal Courts