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dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, Melanie
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:54:15Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:54:15Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2013-05-29T08:10:07Z
dc.identifier.issn14677954
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/jcsl/krq020
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/36551
dc.description.abstractPersonnel involved in United Nations (UN) peace operations have been found to commit misconduct, some of which amounts to criminal conduct. The UN has been working to establish a disciplinary system which will prevent and punish any misconduct by peace operation personnel. However, the UN cannot prosecute criminal perpetrators. Criminal jurisdiction can only be enacted by states and the International Criminal Court (ICC). This article seeks to analyse how Article 28 of the Rome Statute of the ICC can be used to prosecute commanders and superiors of a UN peace operation for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. The application of Article 28, however, is not straightforward, due to the complexity of the command, authority and control structure of a peace operation. Examination of both military command and civilian superior responsibility is undertaken, including recognition of the cross-over of the roles of military and civilian commanders and superiors in peace operations. While this article argues that prosecution under command and superior responsibility is essential, the complications that may arise with the application of such responsibility are recognized and directions for the prosecutor offered.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom533
dc.relation.ispartofpageto555
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Conflict and Security Law
dc.relation.ispartofvolume15
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchInternational Law (excl. International Trade Law)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLaw
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode180116
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1801
dc.titleThe Ascension of Blue Beret Accountability: International Criminal Court Command and Superior Responsibility in Peace Operations
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
gro.rights.copyright© 2010 Oxford University Press. This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Conflict and Security Law following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version The Ascension of Blue Beret Accountability: International Criminal Court Command and Superior Responsibility in Peace Operations, Journal of Conflict and Security Law, Winter, 2010, 15 (3), pp. 533-555. ,s available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcsl/krq020
gro.date.issued2010
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorO'Brien, Melanie


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