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14-05-2002  Video Collection  
DRAFT - SAVED for DC_ARCH - Accountability in war
A selection of interviews and testimonies that illustrate different aspects of accountability in war. These video clips have been extracted from the ICRC video archives.


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ACCOUNTABILITY - STATES
Professor Mario Bettati, a specialist in international humanitarian law, thinks that the set of IHL rules is complete and satisfactory. What's missing is enforcement authority.
Extract ICRC video 1999 - in French
0'48"
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Taking the example of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, James Stewart, a former Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, considers that only practice will tell if the provisions of IHL constitute an adequate set of rules for international penal jurisdiction.
Extract ICRC video 1999
0'50"
56Kbs - 128Kbs
In this clip, James Stewart traces the urge towards more accountability to a growing sense of morality in the world.
Extract ICRC video 1999
0'30"
56Kbs - 128Kbs
Mustafa Binakaj, the muezzin of a Kosovo village, witnessed the destruction that occurs when a State fails to protect its citizens. Both his house and mosque were destroyed.
Extract ICRC video 1999
0'40"
56Kbs - 128Kbs
ACCOUNTABILITY - MILITARY
Major George Chiweshe, an officer in the Zimbabwean army, fought in the war of independence that liberated his country from colonial rule. He speaks about how essential it is for a guerrilla not to harm the civilian population.
Extract ICRC video 1992
0'50"
56Kbs - 128Kbs
ACCOUNTABILITY - CIVILIAN
Drawing on his experience as former Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, James Stewart thinks that we must consider civilian's accountability. In the context of genocide, humanitarian laws apply to civilians not only as victims, but as perpetrators as well.
Extract ICRC video 1999
0'21"
56Kbs - 128Kbs
ACCOUNTABILITY - MEDIA
Robert Fisk from The Independent gives his views on reporting in war zones.
Extract ICRC video 1999
1'56"
56Kbs - 128Kbs
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