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Abstract
In 2019, the International Law Commission (ILC) adopted its articles on the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity and referred them to the UN General Assembly with the recommendation of adopting a multilateral treaty based on them. The General Assembly’s Sixth Committee was unable to take a decision on this matter and deferred its consideration to 2020. This article focuses on how, in resuming its discussion, the Sixth Committee will have a unique opportunity to define the process towards intergovernmental negotiations. This will close a gap in international criminal law, while generating a new dynamic in its relationship with the ILC on codification, breaking its current cyclical inertia of inaction.
African Journal of International Criminal Justice |
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Article | Time to DeliverDefining a Process Towards the Negotiation of a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity |
Keywords | Sixth Committee, International Law Commission, intergovernmental negotiations, multilateral treaties, treaty-making process |
Authors | Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga |
DOI | 10.5553/AJ/2352068X2020006002016 |
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