PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW IN THE STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA

Authors

  • Camila Soares Lippi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/rfd.2013.4919

Keywords:

International Criminal Law, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, principles.

Abstract

This article is intended to verify the principles of International Criminal Law adoptedby the ICTR (International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda), using primary sourcessuch as its Statute and rules of procedures and evidence. Our point of departure is thereflection of Luciana Boiteuxon these principles in the Rome Statute (of thepermanent International Criminal Court), mainly based on the principles of theBrazilian criminal law, but adding two principles that are unique to internationalcriminal law: complementarity and individual international responsibility. Themethodology employed was research on primary sources, in addition to literaturereview on the subject.

Author Biography

Camila Soares Lippi

Mestre e Bacharel em Direito pela UFRJ. Bacharel em Relações Internacionais pelo Centro Universitário Metodista Bennett. Pesquisadora do Laboratório de Direitos Humanos da UFRJ (LADIH-UFRJ). Advogada.

Published

2013-12-09

How to Cite

Lippi, C. S. (2013). PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW IN THE STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA. Revista Da Faculdade De Direito Da UERJ, (24), 62–74. https://doi.org/10.12957/rfd.2013.4919