Two-Thirds and You’re Out? The Practice of Early Release at the ICTY and ICC, In Light of the Goals of International Criminal Justice | Zendy

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Two-Thirds and You’re Out? The Practice of Early Release at the ICTY and ICC, In Light of the Goals of International Criminal Justice

Author(s) -

Andrew Merrylees

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

amsterdam law forum

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1876-8156

DOI - 10.37974/alf.286

Subject(s) - theme (computing) , economic justice , law , political science , section (typography) , best practice , sociology , international law , criminal justice , library science , media studies , advertising , computer science , business , operating system

On the 13th of November 2015, Germain Katanga, the second person to be convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), was granted early release.1 In 2014, Mr. Katanga was found guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes perpetrated through mass murders and pillaging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment.2 However, in its decision granting early release, the ICC decided to reduce his sentence by 3 years and 8 months.3 As of the 25th of January 20164, he will

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