The Politics and Procedures Concerning the Establishment of a Permanent International Criminal Court
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Authors
Lystad, Karin A.
Issue Date
1997
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
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Abstract
As part of a third generation of Holocaust Survivors, I had been made
aware of Jewish genocide and other crimes against humanity from a very young
age. What I did not understand as a child, and what I still have yet to comprehend,
is how human beings could orchestrate and execute such atrocities without any
notable signs of guilt or grief. I have recently come to realize, though, that I will
never be able to completely answer this question. I simultaneously discovered that
the existence of a more important question; how can these types of heinous crimes
be prevented in the future? As a reaction to this question, I chose to move to
Washington, DC during my winter 1997 SIP quarter to contribute to the
establishment of a permanent International Criminal Court (ICC), which would try
individuals for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The internship
and research I carried out took place under the direction of Steven J. Gerber, esq.,
director of the Washington International Criminal Court Project, a project
sponsored primarily by a UN reform agency called the World Federalist
Association (WFA). The following written analysis represents a compilation of my
observations and experiences relating to the ICC and to WFA, along with necessary
logistical and background information on both.
Description
iv, 91 p.
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Publisher
Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College.
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