Sentences with phrase «war against the criminal»

Although democratically legitimated, Duterte has shown little appetite for due process, basic rights or restraint in waging his war against criminals and terrorists.

Not exact matches

The ICC is the International Criminal Court, created in 1998 to prosecute perpetrators of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

It is, at least, apparent that the debates about humanitarian intervention by military force in the last decade, about the creation of international criminal tribunals in a number of cases, about the idea of a state's «universal jurisdiction» in cases of violations of the Genocide Convention or other «crimes against humanity,» about how far the global war on terror may proceed without violating the rights of states, and most recently, about the United - States - led use of force against the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq, have all raised important points of positive and customary international law, and that in every one of these cases the outcome remains unsettled.

Instead, a massive war against a substitute enemy leaves the sprawling criminal network intact — perhaps in Afghanistan, certainly in major cities elsewhere.

In the event of war we must be prepared to face an army of millions of well equipped soldiers who will be convinced (from our standpoint, wrongly) of the righteousness of their cause and who will be prepared to give everything in the battle against the «criminals» (they mean us).

This summer, when some 120 nations voted to establish a permanent international criminal court for genocide war crimes and crimes against humanity, the U.S. found itself one of only seven countries, including such bedfellows as China and the Sudan, to vote against the new court.

Eighth, the United States punishes the «crimes of the poor» by waging a criminal war against the poor.

Things might very well be different, however, with the International Criminal Court (ICC), which on April 11 was empowered, on a permanent basis and over strenuous American objections, to try individuals» including sitting heads «of «state» for geno cide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

Sudan's president has been accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur by the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court.

MPs and peers must do more to pressure the government on action against suspected Sudanese war criminals, chief prosecutor Luis Moreno - Ocampo believes.

By the June 12 plot, a majority power clique, nay criminals, suborned the rest of Nigeria to thwart an election globally hailed as very clean; and levy a war of intimidation against Abiola and his native South West.

Taking a stance against Duterte, the Philippine's Catholic Bishop Conference has labelled Duterte's war against drugs and criminals in the country as a «reign of terror.»

You see, this government knows what's coming down the road is a situation where there is so much scarcity (caused by the looting of trillions of public money & illegal wars ordered by the bankers) so it wanted to have in place some «tougher» crowd / internet control measures for when we're all marching & protesting against these criminals.

[Anyone] who, in public and against the facts, ascribes to the Polish Nation or to the Polish State, responsibility or co-responsibility for Nazi crimes committed by the Third Reich, [as] defined in Article 6 of the Charter of the International Military Tribunal, Annex to the Agreement for the prosecution and punishment of the major war criminals of the European Axis, signed in London on August 8, 1945 -LSB-...], or for other offences which are crimes against peace [or] humanity or [that are] war crimes, or who otherwise grossly reduces the responsibility of the actual perpetrators of said crimes, is subject to a fine or [to] imprisonment for up to 3 years.

The joint military exercise code named «African Winds» and spearheaded by the Nigerian Navy, is designed to improve the capacity of Nigeria's armed forces in its war against oil theft and other criminal activities in the creeks and high seas.

President Al - Bashir was declared wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) since 2009 on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Darfur from 2003 to 2008.

He's using part of his $ 35 million dollar campaign war chest to pay for a criminal defense lawyer to represent the office of the governor against the US Attorney's investigations.

Mayor Bloomberg fired a new salvo in his war against a City Council measure to rein in stop - and - frisk, charging the anti-racial-profiling legislation would actually end the successful policing strategy and aid dangerous criminals.

The Governor commended the Lagos State Judiciary for heeding the call to establish a Sexual Offences Court, just as he also lauded the State House of Assembly for enacting the Protection against Domestic Violence Law, 2007, the Child's Right Law of Lagos State, 2015 and the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, noting that all efforts was geared towards providing a solid platform for waging the war against Sexual and gender based Violence.

Odette Sansom, one of the few female spies for the Allies in World War II, bore witness against Nazi war criminals at NurembeWar II, bore witness against Nazi war criminals at Nurembewar criminals at Nuremberg.

Upon discovering his father's unfulfilled quest for revenge against an ex-Nazi war criminal taking refuge in America, Cheyenne embarks upon his own journey of reawakening in this engaging and unpredictable road adventure from internationally acclaimed director Paolo Sorrentino.»

Despite regular violence and criminal activity against his drivers and trucks, Abel continues to deny he is at war... he truly believes if he can stay above the fracas, he can overcome the blight of his industry.

With his son in tow, Batman wages war against the villain Deathstroke and the League of Shadows, all while teaching his headstrong boy that one can't fight crime by becoming a criminal.

Set against the backdrop of the early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. centers on CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer), two foes forced to put aside their differences, to team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, bent on creating nuclear weapons with the goal of world domination.

With the help of his ex-secret agent butler, Alfred, and sword - wielding assassin Katana, the Batman wages a tireless war against Gotham's twisted criminal underworld.

Charles is now a prominent academic, while Erik is a haunted man, touring the world on a quest for revenge against Nazi war criminals and the mysterious Shaw.

The game's story involves Harkyn, a convicted criminal who gets a chance at redemption when a great evil resurfaces and declares war against humanity.

In the 1980s, motivated by the death of a close friend and fellow POW, Lomax reluctantly plots revenge against one of his tormentors, a sadistic interpreter named Takashi Nagase (now Hiroyuki Sanada) who has never been tried as a war criminal.

It is therefore not surprising thatOHCHR, after a thorough inquiry, came to the conclusion that the above - mentioned barbaric acts against refugees constituted war crimes, crimes against humanity and possibly crimes of genocide, subject to confirmation by a competent international criminal court or tribunal.34 So far, no charge has been brought forward.

As you may have heard a while ago, brutal dictator and war criminal Manuel Noriega recently filed a lawsuit against Activison, the publisher of the Call of Duty series, for using his image in their latest game without his permission.

«It's a brand new series in the Battlefield franchise, set against the backdrop of a genre we all love — the war on crime and the battle between cops and criminals Steve Papoutsis said.

EA and Visceral Games announced today that Battlefield Hardline, a brand new series in the Battlefield franchise, set against the backdrop of a genre we all love — the war on crime and the battle between cops and criminals, will be available later this year.

Developed by Viseceral Games, Battlefield Hardline is a first - person action game set against the backdrop of the war on crime and the battle between cops and criminals.

The delegates would come to discuss treaties and referendums, issue sanctions against Bowser from the Koopa Kingdom, and declare Ganon a war criminal.

The article mentions the Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals in Canada (Deschênes Commission) which concluded in 1986 «that members of the Galician Division who immigrated to Canada hadnâ $ ™ t had charges against them substantiated».

Human Rights Watch has released a book entitled «Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity: A Topical Digest of the Case Law of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.»

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Okay, so it might be just a little easier to convince people to take action against an international war criminal, but your law firm should be able to tell potential clients why they need to hire an attorney now.

What the International Criminal Court (ICC) was able to conclude was that the Darfur situation did consist of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

For example, in R. v. Finta [1993] 1 S.C.R. 1138, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld sections of the criminal code that retroactively prohibited war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The rational debate considers what measures are needed to track and, if necessary, take action when Canadians head overseas to join up with a group like Islamic State, thus almost inevitably becoming implicated in such international crimes as war crimes and crimes against humanity, and nationally criminal acts of terrorism.

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Criminal Liability in Canada for War Crimes, Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and Torture 4.

By s 51 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001 (ICCA 2001) the UK has made genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes as defined by the ICC treaty criminal offences against UK law triable in UK courts where such offences are committed by UK nationals or reCriminal Court Act 2001 (ICCA 2001) the UK has made genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes as defined by the ICC treaty criminal offences against UK law triable in UK courts where such offences are committed by UK nationals or recriminal offences against UK law triable in UK courts where such offences are committed by UK nationals or residents.