The End of ‘the end of impunity’?: The International Criminal Court and the Challenge from Truth Commissions

Jakob von Holderstein Holtermann

doi:10.1007/s11158-010-9111-5

The End of ‘the end of impunity’? The International Criminal Court and the Challenge from Truth Commissions

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Abstract

Med dets udtrykkelige ambition om at bringe "an end to impunity" står den Internationale Straffedomstol (ICC) over for nogle alvorlige udfordringer fra betingede amnestier uddelt af fremtidige nationale sandhedskommissioner - en udfordring der nødvendiggør fundamentale straffeetiske overvejelser. I denne artikel opridser jeg denne udfordring, og jeg diskuterer en mulig løsning på den formuleret af Declan Roche. Ifølge denne løsning bør ICC's chefanklager respektere nationale amnestier og kun retsforfølge og straffe de gerningsmænd der har afvist at samarbejde med en evt. sandhedskommission. Jeg argumenterer imidlertid for, at denne løsning er uholdbar. Hvis vi retfærdiggør ICC med henvisning til afskrækkelse, bør vi som hovedregel ikke acceptere nationale amnestier tildelt af sandhedskommissioner.

Udgivelsesdato: May

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Res Publica
Vol/bind	16
Udgave nummer	2
Sider (fra-til)	209-225
Antal sider	17
ISSN	1356-4765
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-010-9111-5
Status	Udgivet - maj 2010

Emneord

Det Juridiske Fakultet
Den Internationale Straffedomstol
Afskrækkelse
Sandhedskommissioner
Amnestier
Genoprettende ret
Roche, Declan

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The End of ‘the end of impunity’? The International Criminal Court and the Challenge from Truth Commissions

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