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Prosecutor v. Frans van Anraat, Dutch Supreme Court, LJN: BG4822, 07/10742, 30 June 2009 (in Dutch)
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Decision on Immunities for A. Pinochet, Supreme Court, 13 August 2000 (levée immunité parlementaire A. Pinochet)
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Prosecutor v. Novak Dukic, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Section I, Case X-KR-07/394, 12 June 2009
Prosecutor v. Ferid Hodzic, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Section I, Case X-KR-07/430,
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Prosecutor v. Augusto Pinochet et al., Ariosto Lapostol Orrego, Fernando Polanco Gallardo, Luis Fernandez Monjes, Hector Vallejos Birtiolo. Partie civile, Ernesto Lejderman Avalos, Supreme Court of Chile, 696-2008, .
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Zadar District Court, 24 April 1997
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Yamashita v. Styer, Supreme Court, 4 February 1946
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Supreme Court, 15 May 2002
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State of Israel v. Dirani, C.C. 1461/00, District Court, Tel Aviv
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Shimoda et al. v. The State, Tokyo District Court, 7 December 1963
X et al. v. The State of Japan, Tokyo District Court, 27 July 1995
X et al. v. The State of Japan, Tokyo High Court, 7 August 1996
Henson et al. v. State of Japan, Tokyo District Court, 9 October 1998
X et al. v. State of Japan, Tokyo District Court, 30 November 1998
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Military Tribunal, Division 1, 18 April 1997
Military Court of Cassation, 5 September 1997
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Obeid v. State of Israel, Cr.A. 3660/03, Supreme Court of Israel
High Court, Adalah, et al. v. Minister of Interior, et al, H.C.J 7052/03
Beilin and Others v. Prime Minister and Others HCJ 6204/06, 6235/06, 6274/06 Supreme Court of Israel
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Brussels Court of Appeal (Ch. mis. acc.), 17 May 1995
Court of Cassation (Second French Chamber), 31 May 1995
Court of Cassation (Second French Chamber), 15 May 1996
Court of Cassation (Vacation Chamber), 9 July 1996
Plainte avec constitution de parties civiles contre X (de nationalité rwandaise), Brussels Tribunal (Chambre du conseil), 22 Julliet 1996
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Case of Boban Simsic, no. X/KR/05/04
Case of Nedo Samardzic, no. X-KR-05/49
Case of Dragoje Paunovic, no. X/KRZ-05/16
Case of Nikola Kovacevic, no. X/KR/05/40
Case of Marko Samardzija, no. X-KR-05/07
Case of Radovan Stankovic, no. X-KR-05/70
Case of Nikola Andrun, no. X-KR-05/42
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Regina v. Finta, Supreme Court of Canada, 24 March 1994
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Decision on Immunities for A. Pinochet, Supreme Court, 13 August 2000 (levée immunité parlementaire A. Pinochet)
Decisión de la Quinta Sala de la Corte de Apelaciones de Santiago, Chile, en el caso María Barros Perelman y otros.
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In re: Draft law on the definition and repression of crimes against humanity, Supreme Court (Opinion), 24 March 1998
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Osijek District Court, 25 June 1997
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Decision 98-408 DC of 22 January 1999 (Treaty on the Statute of the International Criminal Court), Conseil constitutionnel (Constitutional Council)
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Nikola Jorgic, Higher Regional Court at Dusseldorf, 26 September 1997
Nikola Jorgic, Federal Court of Justice, 30 April 1999
Maksim Sokolovic, Federal Court of Justice, 21 February 2001
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Decision of the Constitutional Court No 53/1993. (X.13.) AB
Decision of the Constitutional Court No 36/1996. (IX.4.) AB
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Haas and Priebke cases, Military Court of Appeal of Rome / Supreme Court of Cassation, 7 March 1998 / 16 November 1998
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Cavallo case, 11 January 2001
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Supreme Court, 18 September 2001
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Pius Nwaoga v. The State, Supreme Court, 3 March 1972
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Habré, Cassation Court, 20 March 2001
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Decision of the Audiencia Nacional (Sala de lo penal) of 13 December 2000 (genocide in Guatemala)
Sentencia 237/2005, Tribunal Constitucional reconociendo el principio de jurisdicción penal universal
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Federal Court, 28 April 1997
Military Court of Appeal 1A, 26 May 2000
Military Court of Cassation, 27 April 2001
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Zadar District Court, 24 April 1997
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Cheney v. Conn (Inspector of Taxes), High Court of England and Wales (Chancery Division), 1 April 1967
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Deutsches Rotes Kreuz v.. Rettungsdienst Süd/Nord GmbH, Federal Court of Justice, 23 June 1994
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Supreme Court, 15 May 1979
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Sentence on the misuse of the Red Cross Emblem
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Polyukhovich v. Commonwealth, High Court of Australia, 14 August 1991
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Supreme Court, 13 July 1994
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Prosecutor v. Sargeant W., Brussels War Council, 18 May 1966
Prosecutor v. Sargeant W., Military Court, 14 July 1966
Brussels Court of Appeal (Ch. mis. acc.), 17 May 1995
Court of Cassation (Second French Chamber), 31 May 1995
Court of Cassation (Second French Chamber), 15 May 1996
Court of Cassation (Vacation Chamber), 9 July 1996
Plainte avec constitution de parties civiles contre X (de nationalité rwandaise), Brussels Tribunal (Chambre du conseil), 22 Julliet 1996
Ministère public and Centre pour l'égalité des chances et la lutte contre le racisme v. C... et B..., Military Court, 17 December 1997
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Regina v. Finta, Supreme Court of Canada, 24 March 1994
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The Prosecution v. Saric, Eastern Division of High Court (Third Chamber), 25 November 1994
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Nikola Jorgic, Higher Regional Court at Dusseldorf, 26 September 1997
Nikola Jorgic, Federal Court of Justice, 30 April 1999
Maksim Sokolovic, Federal Court of Justice, 21 February 2001
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Adalah and Others v. Government of Israel HCJ 8276/05 and other cases, Supreme Court of Israel
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Cavallo case, 11 January 2001
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Arnhem District Court, 21 February 1996
Arnhem Court of Appeal, 19 March 1997
Supreme Court, 11 November 1997
Supreme Court, 18 September 2001
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Kuroda v. Jalandoni and others
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Habré, Cassation Court, 20 March 2001
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Decision of the Audiencia Nacional (Sala de lo penal) of 13 December 2000 (genocide in Guatemala)
Sentencia 237/2005, Tribunal Constitucional reconociendo el principio de jurisdicción penal universal
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Military Court of Cassation, 8 July 1996
Military Tribunal, Division 1, 18 April 1997
Federal Court, 28 April 1997
Military Court of Cassation, 5 September 1997
Military Court of Appeal 1A, 26 May 2000
Military Court of Cassation, 27 April 2001
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Supreme Court, 13 July 1994
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Opinion of the Council of State of 21 April 1999 on a legislative proposal approving the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court
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Case No. 433/COR, Court of Appeal, 15 March 1996 [Extradition of T. Bagosora]
Case No. 615/COR, Court of Appeal, 31 May 1996 [Extradition of 19 Rwandan nationals]
Case No. 337/COR, Court of Appeal, 21 February 1997 [Extradition of 8 Rwandan nationals]
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Rauff, Walther (extradición pasiva), Supreme Court, 26 April 1963
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Advisory Opinion on the constitutionality of the draft law of approbation of the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court, Supreme Court of Justice (Constitutional Chamber), 1 November 2000
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Case No. 0005-2000-Cl on the "Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court", 21 Februrary 2001
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Cavallo case, 11 January 2001
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Opinion of the Council of State of 22 August 1999 (on the Rome Statute)
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Opinion of the Constitutional Court on the conformity of the Rome Statute with the Constitution of Ukraine, Case N 1-35/2001, 11 July 2001.
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Supreme Court, 13 July 1994
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Brussels Court of Appeal (Ch. mis. acc.), 17 May 1995
Court of Cassation (Second French Chamber), 31 May 1995
Court of Cassation (Second French Chamber), 15 May 1996
Court of Cassation (Vacation Chamber), 9 July 1996
Plainte avec constitution de parties civiles contre X (de nationalité rwandaise), Brussels Tribunal (Chambre du conseil), 22 Julliet 1996
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Case No. 615/COR, Court of Appeal, 31 May 1996 [Extradition of 19 Rwandan nationals]
Case No. 337/COR, Court of Appeal, 21 February 1997 [Extradition of 8 Rwandan nationals]
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In re: Draft law on the definition and repression of crimes against humanity, Supreme Court (Opinion), 24 March 1998
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Osijek District Court, 25 June 1997
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Decision 98-408 DC of 22 January 1999 (Treaty on the Statute of the International Criminal Court), Conseil constitutionnel (Constitutional Council)
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Nikola Jorgic, Higher Regional Court at Dusseldorf, 26 September 1997
Nikola Jorgic, Federal Court of Justice, 30 April 1999
Maksim Sokolovic, Federal Court of Justice, 21 February 2001
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Cavallo case, 11 January 2001
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Decision of the Audiencia Nacional (Sala de lo penal) of 13 December 2000 (genocide in Guatemala)
Sentencia 237/2005, Tribunal Constitucional reconociendo el principio de jurisdicción penal universal
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Federal Court, 28 April 1997
Military Court of Appeal 1A, 26 May 2000
Military Court of Cassation, 27 April 2001
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R. v. Starkey, Queen’s Bench Division, 14 December 1987
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Brussels Court of Appeal (Ch. mis. acc.), 17 May 1995
Court of Cassation (Second French Chamber), 31 May 1995
Court of Cassation (Second French Chamber), 15 May 1996
Court of Cassation (Vacation Chamber), 9 July 1996
Plainte avec constitution de parties civiles contre X (de nationalité rwandaise), Brussels Tribunal (Chambre du conseil), 22 Julliet 1996
Ministère public and Centre pour l'égalité des chances et la lutte contre le racisme v. C... et B..., Military Court, 17 December 1997
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Case No. 433/COR, Court of Appeal, 15 March 1996 [Extradition of T. Bagosora]
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Case "Lumi Videla", Rol 13.597-94, Appeal Court of Santiago, 26 September 1994
Case "Bárbara Urive Tambley and E. F. Van Jurick", Appeal Court of Santiago, 30 September 1994
Case "Bárbara Urive Tambley and E. F. Van Jurick", Supreme Court, 26 October 1995
Case "Lumi Videla", On compatibility between Law No. 2191 and international treaties, Supreme Court, 30 January 1996
Supreme Court, 9 September 1998 ("Pedro Poblete Córdova" case)
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Zadar District Court, 24 April 1997
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The Prosecution v. Saric, Eastern Division of High Court (Third Chamber), 25 November 1994
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Decision 98-408 DC of 22 January 1999 (Treaty on the Statute of the International Criminal Court), Conseil constitutionnel (Constitutional Council)
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Nikola Jorgic, Higher Regional Court at Dusseldorf, 26 September 1997
Nikola Jorgic, Federal Court of Justice, 30 April 1999
Maksim Sokolovic, Federal Court of Justice, 21 February 2001
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Decision of the Constitutional Court No 53/1993. (X.13.) AB
Decision of the Constitutional Court No 36/1996. (IX.4.) AB
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Military Tribunal, Division 1, 18 April 1997
Military Court of Appeal 1A, 26 May 2000
Military Court of Cassation, 27 April 2001
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R. v. Starkey, Queen’s Bench Division, 14 December 1987
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United States of America v. Steven Dale Green, United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky, Paducah Division, No. 5:06-CR-19R, 2009
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Prosecutor v. Zoran Maric, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Section I for War Crimes, case no. X-KR-05/96-3, 29 October 2009
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Rauff, Walther (extradición pasiva), Supreme Court, 26 April 1963
Case Insunza Bascuñán, Iván Sergio, Supreme Court, 24 August 1990
Decision on Immunities for A. Pinochet, Supreme Court, 13 August 2000 (levée immunité parlementaire A. Pinochet)
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Gian Carlo Gutiérrez Suárez, Supreme Court, Segunda instancia de Justicia y Paz, Radicado No. 32.022, 21 September 2009
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Prosecutor v. Gani Gashi, District Court of Pristina, Case P.No.P.23/08, 3 March 2009
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Prosecutor v. Joseph Mpambara, The Hague District Court, LJN: BI2444, 09/750009-06 en 09/750007-07 (in Dutch)
Prosecutor v. Frans van Anraat, Dutch Supreme Court, LJN: BG4822, 07/10742, 30 June 2009 (in Dutch)
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Ra'ed Ibrahim Mohamad Matar, et al., v. Avraham Dichter, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 16 April 2009
United States of America v. Steven Dale Green, United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky, Paducah Division, No. 5:06-CR-19R, 2009
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Opinion of the Council of State of 21 April 1999 on a legislative proposal approving the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court
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Review of the ICC Statute, Constitutional Court, 8 April 2002
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Advisory Opinion on the constitutionality of the draft law of approbation of the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court, Supreme Court of Justice (Constitutional Chamber), 1 November 2000
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Case No. 0005-2000-Cl on the "Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court", 21 Februrary 2001
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Decision 98-408 DC of 22 January 1999 (Treaty on the Statute of the International Criminal Court), Conseil constitutionnel (Constitutional Council)
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Advisory Opinion of the Supreme Court of Honduras, 2002
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Opinion on the draft law concerning the approval of the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court, Conseil d'Etat, 4 May 1999.
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Resolution on the control of constitutionality of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
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Opinion of the Council of State of 22 August 1999 (on the Rome Statute)
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Opinion of the Constitutional Court on the conformity of the Rome Statute with the Constitution of Ukraine, Case N 1-35/2001, 11 July 2001.
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Supreme Court, 13 July 1994
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Court of Cassation (Second French Chamber), 15 May 1996
Court of Cassation (Vacation Chamber), 9 July 1996
Plainte avec constitution de parties civiles contre X (de nationalité rwandaise), Brussels Tribunal (Chambre du conseil), 22 Julliet 1996
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Case No. 615/COR, Court of Appeal, 31 May 1996 [Extradition of 19 Rwandan nationals]
Case No. 337/COR, Court of Appeal, 21 February 1997 [Extradition of 8 Rwandan nationals]
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The Hague District Court (Civil law division), 31 August 2001
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Military Court of Cassation, 8 July 1996
Federal Court, 28 April 1997
Military Court of Cassation, 27 April 2001
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Supreme Court, 13 July 1994
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Brussels Court of Appeal (Ch. mis. acc.), 17 May 1995
Court of Cassation (Second French Chamber), 31 May 1995
Court of Cassation (Vacation Chamber), 9 July 1996
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Regina v. Finta, Supreme Court of Canada, 24 March 1994
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Barrientos Cárdenas Armanda, Rol 57-74A, Valparaiso War Council, 25 April 1974
Supreme Court, 19 August 1998