Foundations of international criminal law
Definition, protected values and goals of international criminal law
Definition and protected values
Goals
Historical evolution of international criminal law
Normative hierarchy of the norms prohibiting international crimes
Jurisprudence of international and hybrid criminal tribunals
General comments and concluding observations of the human rights committee : the situations in Spain and Northern Ireland
Jurisprudence of the Inter- American Court of Human Rights
Jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights
Final Remarks
The scope of criminal proceedings for International crimes since the end of the Cold War
The scope of criminal proceedings in international and hybrid criminal tribunals
The scope of criminal proceeding in the international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda
The scope of criminal proceedings in the International Criminal Court
The scope of criminal proceedings in hybrid criminal tribunals
Final Remarks
The scope of criminal proceedings for international crimes in national jurisdictions
The long struggle for the investigation and prosecution of international crimes committed in Argentina by the military dictatorship (1976-1983)
The crimes : 1976-1983
The long struggle for the investigation and prosecution of international crimes in Argentina : 1983-2005
Criminal proceedings since 2005
The scope of criminal proceedings for international crimes in national jurisdictions of territorial states
The scope of criminal proceedings for international crimes in foreign national jurisdictions acting under the principle of universal jurisdiction
International criminal law and transnational criminal organizations
How do transnational criminal organizations operate?
Introduction to the phenomenon of transnational crime
Transnational criminal organizations
Mexican drug cartels and their structural connexion with public authorities
Colombian bacrims
Final remarks : the situation of the Japanese Yakuza
Is international criminal law an appropriate mechanism to deal with transnational criminal organizations?
Initial approach to the problem
The distinct nature of transnational criminal law and international criminal law
Do some of the most serious acts of violence by transnational criminal organizations constitute crimes against humanity and thus legitimize an international criminal law response?
International criminal law and transitional justice
Definition and scope of transitional justice : should it be applied to situations of large scale violence by transnational criminal organizations? special attention to the situation in Mexico
Historical precedents
Definition
The scope of transitional justice : should transitional justice be applied to situations of large scale violence by transnational criminal organizations like in Mexico?
The tension between criminal proceedings for international crimes and truth commissions as central elements of a liberal approach to transitional justice
Introduction to a liberal approach to transitional justice
Initial approach to the tension between criminal proceedings and truth commissions : the reactions to the 2 October 2016 referendum on the peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC
Strengths and weaknesses of criminal proceedings for international crimes
Strengths and weaknesses of truth commissions
The treatment of structural violence by truth commissions : the armed conflict in Colombia as a paradigmatic example of structural violence and concerns about the mandate of the commission for the clarification of truth, coexistence, and non- repetition in Colombia
The tension between furthering truth recovery and protecting political commitment : the cases of Northern Ireland and Spain
Is it possible to articulate truth commissions and criminal proceedings for international crimes to overcome their respective limitations?
From a social- democratic approach to transitional justice to the contributions of critical theories
Introduction to a social-democratic approach to transitional justice
The tension between individual and collective elements of reparation programs
The notion of superficial transition
The main issues of transitional justice : when, how, and why
The relationship between transitional justice and development : particular attention to the UN millennium development goals
Final Remarks
From the 1984 Naval Club Agreement in Uruguay to the 2016 Colon Theatre Peace Agreement in Colombia
Uruguay
The crimes : (1973-1985)
The transitional process
The criminal proceedings
Final remarks
Colombia
The various transitional justice systems set Up in Colombia in the last decade
The 24 November 2016 Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC
The main elements of the Colombian integrated system of truth, justice, reparation, and non- repetition
Final Remarks
How should the normative dilemma posed by the overlapping scopes of application of international criminal law and transitional justice be addressed?
The fragmentation of international law
The normative dilemma posed by the overlapping scopes of application of international criminal law and transitional justice
Can the adoption of transitional justice mechanisms that do not comply with the legal regime of international crimes be the solution to the normative dilemma? particular attention to the special jurisdiction for peace in Colombia
Final Remarks.