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  • The Ascension of Blue Beret Accountability: International Criminal Court Command and Superior Responsibility in Peace Operations

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    O'Brien, Melanie
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    O'Brien, Melanie
    Year published
    2010
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    Personnel 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. ...
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    Personnel 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.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Conflict and Security Law
    Volume
    15
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1093/jcsl/krq020
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    © 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
    Subject
    International Law (excl. International Trade Law)
    Law
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/36551
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