International Justice: The Origin of International Criminal Courts

Authors

Rachael Deceuster, Brigham Young University
Dr. Darren Hawkins, Brigham Young University

Keywords

international justice, international criminal courts, war crimes, Yugoslav tribunal

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Political Science

Abstract

The purpose of my research was to discover the origins of the recent international criminal tribunals in Yugoslavia and Rwanda to prosecute persons accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. I focused on the Yugoslav tribunal because it was the first since the Nuremburg and Tokyo tribunals after WWII. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was the first in a series of international tribunals, including the newly formed and controversial International Criminal Court (ICC).

Recommended Citation

Deceuster, Rachael and Hawkins, Dr. Darren (2014) "International Justice: The Origin of International Criminal Courts," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 289.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/289