Defining ‘Attacks’: Some Reflections on the Ntaganda Case [Part I]

14/07/2021 11 min

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Episode Synopsis

In this two-part editorial feature, Abhijeet Shrivastava, Associate Editor at The Jindal Forum for International and Economic Laws, dissects the decision rendered by the Appeals Chamber in the case of Prosecutor vs. Bosco Ntaganda before the ICC. Specifically, he unpacks the term “attack” under Article 8(2)(e)(iv) of the Rome Statute and views this against the various opinions delivered by the five judges in the case. At present, in Part I, Abhijeet explores the meaning of the term ‘attack’ from the textual and intent-based schools of treaty interpretation.
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