The Role of Universities and Law Schools in Documenting Serious International Crimes and Advancing the Rule of Law

Looking at how the rule of law is protected, defended, or even advanced by non-state actors operating below the state level is vitally important in understanding how rule of law principles get recognized, operationalized, and implemented. This article aims to contribute to a growing strand of schola...

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Autor principal:	Brianne McGonigle Leyh
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Publicado:	Utrecht University School of Law 2021
Materias:	atrocity crimes documentation investigation civil society universities accountability Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence K1-7720
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f9eafbc2079745b4b1d0395c8232974f2021-11-08T08:17:04ZThe Role of Universities and Law Schools in Documenting Serious International Crimes and Advancing the Rule of Law1871-515X10.36633/ulr.666https://doaj.org/article/f9eafbc2079745b4b1d0395c8232974f2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.utrechtlawreview.org/articles/666https://doaj.org/toc/1871-515XLooking at how the rule of law is protected, defended, or even advanced by non-state actors operating below the state level is vitally important in understanding how rule of law principles get recognized, operationalized, and implemented. This article aims to contribute to a growing strand of scholarship looking at how the rule of law is protected and bolstered ‘from below.’ It does this by exploring the role of a specific type of civil society actor in the documentation and investigation of serious international crimes and efforts at accountability, namely the university. Over the last decade, there has been a transformation of human rights fact-finding and how it impacts the rule of law and accountability for serious international crimes. Universities, often through their legal clinics, are making significant contributions to the rule of law and accountability efforts. It explores what implications the role of independent documenter or investigator has for academic institutions in protecting and advancing the rule of law. It calls for greater recognition of societal engagement with universities and for more research on the impacts of universities and students on advancing the rule of law and accountability for serious international crimes.Brianne McGonigle LeyhUtrecht University School of Lawarticleatrocity crimesdocumentationinvestigationcivil societyuniversitiesaccountabilityLaw in general. Comparative and uniform law. JurisprudenceK1-7720ENUtrecht Law Review, Vol 17, Iss 2 (2021)
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description	Looking at how the rule of law is protected, defended, or even advanced by non-state actors operating below the state level is vitally important in understanding how rule of law principles get recognized, operationalized, and implemented. This article aims to contribute to a growing strand of scholarship looking at how the rule of law is protected and bolstered ‘from below.’ It does this by exploring the role of a specific type of civil society actor in the documentation and investigation of serious international crimes and efforts at accountability, namely the university. Over the last decade, there has been a transformation of human rights fact-finding and how it impacts the rule of law and accountability for serious international crimes. Universities, often through their legal clinics, are making significant contributions to the rule of law and accountability efforts. It explores what implications the role of independent documenter or investigator has for academic institutions in protecting and advancing the rule of law. It calls for greater recognition of societal engagement with universities and for more research on the impacts of universities and students on advancing the rule of law and accountability for serious international crimes.
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The Role of Universities and Law Schools in Documenting Serious International Crimes and Advancing the Rule of Law

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