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Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Justice is not relative in the global community

WRITTEN BY Jafar Javan, UNICRI Director a.i.

What does really justice mean? Is there a justice for all? The etymology associates the word justice to righteousness, equity and just behaviour. Over the centuries, justice has been always considered as a central virtue to both the moral and  political dimensions of societies.

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The truth in international criminal trials: a chance to write history?

WRITTEN BY Andrés Felipe Morales Arias

Since it was first addressed as the right to know the fate of missing and dead persons under international humanitarian law,(1) the idea of a ‘right to truth’ has gradually expanded into other fields of law such as human rights law and international criminal law.(2)

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The return of hybrid courts: omen or promise?

WRITTEN BY Davide Brunone

According to Greek mythology, chimeras were monstrous hybrid creatures made up of the parts of different animals, usually a lion, a goat and a snake. These monsters were regarded as nature’s abortions and their appearance was considered an omen for disaster.

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Interfaith dialogue as a means to address incitement to violence based on religion or belief

WRITTEN BY Ahmed Shaheed, United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief

In age of rising incitement to violence based on religion or belief it would be useful to examine the great potential of interfaith dialogue to prevent and mitigate the advocacy of religious hatred. In fact, this type of dialogue can play a positive role on several fronts.

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Enforcement of international sentences in light of the ICC decision in Lubanga and Katanga cases

WRITTEN BY Filip Vojta

Introduction On 19 November 2015, following two specially-crafted agreements with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the International Criminal Court (ICC) has transferred two of its convicted defendants, Congolese nationals Thomas Lubanga Dylio and Germain Katanga, to serve the remainder of their sentences in a national prison facility in DRC.(1)

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Illicit trade: the worldwide, multi-billion dollar funding stream

WRITTEN BY Sharon A Melzer, PhD

Somewhere in the world, there is a national health crisis. Doctors quickly receive the life-saving pharmaceuticals. However, the “pharmaceuticals” are counterfeits containing a combination of toxic chemicals and are powerless against the pandemic.

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A legal response to today’s reality: economic crimes as crimes against humanity

WRITTEN BY Sunčana Roksandić Vidlička

“…Those who use weapons and resources and violate human rights are as guilty as those who collaborate in business with them. Both groups should face tangible sanctions, investigations and criminal trials.”(1)

Whether in times of peace or during armed conflict, trade occurs, which sometimes leads to serious, systematic and widespread economic crimes.

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“Pennies from heaven” Three case studies on civil forfeiture

WRITTEN BY Dilia Marcela Ortiz Fonseca

Colombia, 19th June 1991: Pablo Escobar turns himself in, a few hours after a Constituent Assembly overturned the extradition of Colombian nationals. Seven years of terrorism and political murders perpetrated by the Medellin Cartel and “The Extraditables”, whose motto was “we prefer a tomb in Colombia, than a dungeon in the US”, were over. That day, Colombia knelt down to the narcos: with no extradition law, no money laundering legislation, no international judiciary cooperation and a level of corruption that had reached the highest instances of power.

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