Sentences with «individual criminal responsibility»
Faced with similar claims with respect to the various agreements and conventions that formed the basis of its jurisdiction, the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg concluded that a finding of individual criminal responsibility is not barred by the absence of treaty provisions on punishment of breaches. (icty.org)
Even if customary international law includes certain basic principles applicable to both internal and international armed conflicts, Appellant argues that such prohibitions do not entail individual criminal responsibility when breaches are committed in internal armed conflicts; these provisions can not, therefore, fall within the scope of the International Tribunal's jurisdiction. (icty.org)
Fading fast, too, are the chances of ascribing individual criminal responsibility to the patrons of such crimes, who are given a far too liberal reign to reshape the borders and histories of entire nations without the necessary scrutiny called for by a fragile human conscience and a full and impartial review mandated by law. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)