Is the concept of aiding and abetting international crimes leading to the ‘fragmentation’ of International Criminal Law?
Is the concept of aiding and abetting international crimes leading to the 'fragmentation' of International Criminal Law? / Zoom In
Aiding and abetting international crimes and the value of judicial consistency: reflections prompted by the Perisic, Taylor and Sainovic verdicts
1. Introduction Recent judgments issued by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) dealing with aiding and abetting international crimes have triggered unprecedented debate on the risks of fragmentation (at times also, and more positively, characterized as ‘pluralism’[1]) within international criminal law. In this...
Is the concept of aiding and abetting international crimes leading to the 'fragmentation' of International Criminal Law? / Zoom In
The mythical unities of International Criminal Law: some thoughts on Perisic, Taylor and Sainovic
1. Introduction In February 2013, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) acquitted the former chief of the general staff of the Yugoslav army, Momcilo Perisic, of aiding and abetting crimes committed in Sarajevo and Srebrenica.[1] The Appeals Chamber found that the Trial Chamber had erred in not...
