Torture, Crimes Against Humanity and the Abuse of International Law by Ronald J. Rychlak

“…Without defending the perpetrators of the abuse, this paper argues that the identified cases do not meet the legal standards to constitute either torture or crimes against humanity under international law. While those individuals who are guilty of abuse should be punished, neither they nor the Church officials who dealt with them (or failed to do so) are responsible for torture or crimes against humanity. …”
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Reparation for Victims of Human Rights Violations and Crimes Against Humanity in Ecuador by María Cristina Solís

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Transitional justice and impunity for fascism in southern Europe: The case of Spain in a comparative perspective by Roque Moreno Fonseret, Pedro Payá López

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Crimes against humanity in the context of the armed conflict in ukraine: definition, problems of distinction with related offences by Yu. V. Orlov

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La media prescripción frente al delito de desaparición forzada de personas. ¿Incumplimiento de la normativa internacional en materia de crímenes de lesa humanidad? by Isabel González Ramírez, Samuel Malamud Herrera, María Soledad Fuentealba Martínez, Florencio Pardo Montenegro

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Constitucionalidade e convencionalidade da Lei de Anistia brasileira by Walter Claudius Rothenburg

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Scientific support for the use of psychiatric knowledge in the investigation of crimes against human life and health by D. V. Khoroshun

“…It has been determined that the current state of scientific significance of the use of special psychiatric and psychological knowledge in the investigation of crimes against human life and health is influenced by the peculiarities of development of criminal procedure legislation. …”
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Potential international crimes in Ukraine: should atrocities in Bucha be classified as genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity? by D. L. R. Tchobo

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“It is to be a punishment or a pardon is granted” or Whether the Criminal Code of Ukraine needs to have incentive norms about the crimes against human freedom, honor and dignity by Ya. H. Lyzohub

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War and criminal law policy of Ukraine: challenges and responses by Yu. V. Orlov, N. O. Pribytkova

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Latinoamérica y la CPI: afrontar la impunidad en Colombia by Bárbara Direito

“…In order to understand the degree to which the International Criminal Court (ICC) - the purpose of which is to combat impunity for crimes against humanity committed after 1 July 2002 - we must evaluate how the international community has reacted to it, and the degree to which it is implementing the fundamental principles consecrated by the Rome Statute. …”
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The International Criminal Court and Catholic Social Doctrine by John M. Czarnetzky

“… The International Criminal Court was the result of decades of postwar pressure to establish a permanent tribunal with jurisdiction over the most heinous crimes against humanity.  Despite the noble goals of its architects, the ICC has not been effective in prosecuting such crimes.  …”
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Urgensi Ratifikasi Statuta Roma Bagi Indonesia by Danel Aditia Situngkir

“… The presence of permanent the International Criminal Court is a realization of the efforts of the international community to provide protection against human rights from extraordinary crimes against humanity. The court established under the Rome Statute has been ratified by 123 countries. …”
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Turkmens: Victims of Arabization and Kurdification Policies in Kirkuk by Şafak OĞUZ

“…The demography of the city has been changing in favor of the Kurds, who have resorted to all means, not excluding crimes against humanity, to form the majority of the city’s population before the referendum that will decide not only the status of the city but also the future of Iraq and the Middle East. …”
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The concept of most responsible in international criminal law and its problematic reception in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia by José Manuel Díaz-Soto, Diego Borbón

“…In the context of Colombia's transitional justice process, the definitions of “most responsible” and “determining participants” play a pivotal role in deciding who should face prosecution and sanctions of effective restriction of liberty for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The article argues that the current conceptual ambiguity within the JEP's legal framework risks conflating accomplices with principal offenders, which could undermine the selective justice model designed to focus on high-level perpetrators. …”
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Das valas comuns aos direitos humanos: a descoberta dos desaparecimentos forçados na Espanha contemporânea by Francisco Ferrándiz

“…In this sense, the series of Human Rights reports such as those by Amnesty International, but more clearly Judge Garzon¿s attempt at indicting Francoism and the aftermath of his indictment by the Supreme Court, have become crucial operators of this irruption of human rights discourses and practices in the debates around 'historical memory' in the country, more specifically though legally¿bound concepts such as 'crimes against humanity' and 'forced disappearances'.…”
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THE NUREMBERG TRIAL AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW: AN APPRAISAL by ANDREW BUYENGUM JACKSON, GAMBO NELSON

“…The book codifies international humanitarian law and is a reference for the codes of the military tribunal at Nuremberg for the trial of the Nazi leaders for war crimes against humanity after the Second World War. The paper delves into the study of the Nuremberg trial and its contribution to the development of international humanitarian law at the Geneva Convention. …”
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Transitional justice mechanisms and processes: international experience for restoring Ukraine’s sovereignty and national security by O. V. Cherviakova

“…Among the elements of transitional justice, the author identifies those whose implementation is appropriate and possible before the end of the active phase of the conflict in Ukraine: bringing to individual responsibility, recording, documenting and collecting evidence of crimes allegedly committed on the territory of Ukraine (including war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression), cooperation with the International Criminal Court on international crimes, determining the procedure for bringing the top military and political leadership of the russian federation to justice (tribunal); establishing the circumstances of the conflict and recording them, which is especially important in the context of information and psychological operations and other methods of hybrid warfare used by the Russian Federation. …”
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