Overview
The book is a critical review of accountability conducted under the authority of the United Nations Security Council, by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET). It is centred on two case studies: the 1999 events in Rwanda, and the 1999 mayhem in East Timor. The books subjects to testing cross-examination tools to hold accountable persons with authe greatest responsibility"" for serious international humanitarian law violations.
Full Product Details
Author: Mohamed Othman
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.611kg
ISBN: 9783642065446
ISBN 10: 3642065449
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 14 October 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Aus den Rezensionen: ! In seiner vergleichenden, primar auf Rechtsfragen konzentrierten, Landerstudie zeichnet der Autor die Arbeit des Internationalen UNO-Tribunals fur Ruanda (lCTR) und der Ubergangsverwaltung der Vereinten Nationen in Osttimor UNTAET nach. ! Othman war sowohl im lCTR als auch in der UNTEAET [sic] staatsanwaltlich tatig und vermittelt insofern einen tiefen Einblick in die Praxis und Problematik internationaler Strafgerichtsbarkeit. (in: Zeitschrift fur Politikwissenschaft, 2006, Vol. 16, Issue 4, S. 1571 f.)
Aus den Rezensionen: ! In seiner vergleichenden, primar auf Rechtsfragen konzentrierten, Landerstudie zeichnet der Autor die Arbeit des Internationalen UNO-Tribunals fur Ruanda (lCTR) und der Aubergangsverwaltung der Vereinten Nationen in Osttimor UNTAET nach. ! Othman war sowohl im lCTR als auch in der UNTEAET [sic] staatsanwaltlich tatig und vermittelt insofern einen tiefen Einblick in die Praxis und Problematik internationaler Strafgerichtsbarkeit. (in: Zeitschrift fur Politikwissenschaft, 2006, Vol. 16, Issue 4, S. 1571 f.)
Author Information
Mohamed Othman is currently Senior Legal and Justice Sector Reform Adviser with UNDP, Cambodia. His previous assignments included that of Prosecutor General of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) in 2000-2001; Chief of Prosecutions of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (1998-2000), and Senior Legal Adviser in the Office of the Prosecutor of ICTR, since 1996. He served as a lead prosecuting counsel in the case involving the former Prime Minister of Rwanda, Jean Kambanda. Mr. Othman holds a LLB (Hons) from the University of Dar es salaam, and a MA from Webster University in Geneva. He has published numerous scholarly works on International Humanitarian Law.
