INTRODUCTORY NOTE TO THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE: OBLIGATION TO PROSECUTE OR EXTRADITE (BELG. V. SEN.)

摘要

On July 20, 2012, the International Court of Justice ("ICJ") confirmed the obligation of states parties to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ("CAT") to either prosecute alleged perpetrators or extradite them to another country with jurisdiction for prosecution.