Aims of international prosecution : deterrence and International Criminal Court
Author
Çil, Deniz
Advisor
İnan, Yüksel
Date
2010Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
International community while establishing international mechanisms to
prosecute and punish perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity and the
crime of genocide assumed that international prosecution would have a deterrent
effect on potential perpetrators. Thus, this thesis aims to analyze the extent of
contribution by international justice mechanisms to the prevention of grave human
rights violations in an ongoing conflict. In other words, this thesis tries to figure out
whether the predetermined purpose of deterring future crimes is realized or not by
international criminal courts. After examining the scope of international criminal
justice system and deterrence theory in criminology literature, a discussion on the
applicability of deterrence theory to the international context is provided. The main
argument of this thesis is that if an international criminal court gets actively involved
in a conflict, it would have deterrent effect on potential perpetrators. In order to test
this hypothesis a case study on the conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo and the
involvement of International Criminal Court is conducted.
Keywords
International Criminal CourtInternational Humanitarian Law
International Criminal Law
Criminology, Deterrence Theory
Armed Conflict
Democratic Republic of Congo
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