TY - JOUR
T1 - The Practice of International Criminal Law. Some Reflections from an icty Prosecutor
AU - Jarvis, Michelle
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - In this article, the author reflects back over fifteen years working at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (icty) to describe the practice of international criminal law. Written from a prosecutor's perspective, the article explores some of the challenges international justice practitioners face as well as the many rewards that come with working in this field. The article also highlights the rapidly changing contours of international justice as a career path and possible future directions for those working within it, as well as the need for more collaboration between international justice practitioners and the academic community in the future.
AB - In this article, the author reflects back over fifteen years working at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (icty) to describe the practice of international criminal law. Written from a prosecutor's perspective, the article explores some of the challenges international justice practitioners face as well as the many rewards that come with working in this field. The article also highlights the rapidly changing contours of international justice as a career path and possible future directions for those working within it, as well as the need for more collaboration between international justice practitioners and the academic community in the future.
KW - International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (icty)
KW - International criminal law (icl) practice
KW - cross-sectoral engagement
KW - future development of icl
KW - gender
KW - international humanitarian law (ihl)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85017332876&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1163/15718123-01702001
DO - 10.1163/15718123-01702001
M3 - Article
SN - 1567-536X
VL - 17
SP - 398
EP - 415
JO - International Criminal Law Review
JF - International Criminal Law Review
IS - 2
ER -