# International Criminal Law

62 Va. J. Int’l L. 1 (2021) ♦ Article

The Impact of Separate Opinions on International Criminal Law

Dissents have had a tumultuous history in national and international courts throughout the world. Initially reviled, dissents have come to be a well-accepted, even praiseworthy, component of the American judicial system, and they have traversed the same…

NANCY AMOURY COMBS

61 Va. J. Int’l L. Online 1 (2020) ♦ Online

Enforced Disappearances: Applicable to Political Organizations?

The definition of enforced disappearances in the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC) includes “political organizations” as sub-state entities under Article 7 (Crimes Against Humanity). Other authoritative documents, such as…

ALEXANDER ROMBOUD WOLFFENBUTTEL

61 Va. J. Int’l L. 57 (2020) ♦ Article

Aging Out: Elderly Defendants and International Crimes

One of the most salient characteristics of international criminal justice is delay. Whether at international tribunals, hybrid “internationalized” courts, or domestic ones, seldom do courts reach or adjudicate atrocity crimes quickly. Although much has been said about…

CAROLINE DAVIDSON

58 Va. J. Int’l L. 1 (2018) ♦ Article

Procedural Justice in Transnational Contexts

Procedural justice scholarship shows that perceptions of judicial fairness can strongly influence a court participant’s satisfaction with judicial outcomes, as well as the perceived legitimacy of the dispute resolution forum. What is largely unknown, however, is…

STEPHEN CODY AND ALEXA KOENIG