State of play of existing instruments for combating impunity for international crimes
The European Union and its Member States have been at the forefront of the fight against impunity for core international crimes, collectively providing political, technical and financial assistance to international, regional and domestic accountability efforts. Focusing on the current EU framework on accountability and six country situations (Rwanda, Colombia, Venezuela, Myanmar, Syria and Iraq), this study offers recommendations to guide future EU policy and the engagement of the European Parliament in the fight against impunity. The recommendations include enhancing the capacity, efficiency and coordination of EU institutions working on accountability, as well as encouraging comprehensive, impartial and inclusive approaches to country situations. EU action in bilateral and multilateral fora is also covered, with a view to enhancing the universal reach of accountability mechanisms and the protection of their integrity, encouraging cooperation and assistance, and to upholding the principle of complementarity.
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External author
Olympia BEKOU
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- Africa
- America
- Asia and Oceania
- Burma/Myanmar
- Colombia
- criminal law
- documentation
- economic geography
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- GEOGRAPHY
- impunity
- International Criminal Court
- international criminal law
- International Criminal Tribunal
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- Iraq
- LAW
- political geography
- research report
- Rwanda
- Syria
- United Nations
- Venezuela
- world organisations