Without a Doubt - German Federal Court Rules No Functional Immunity for Crimes Under International Law
Epik, Aziz
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Geneuss, Julia
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Verfassungsblog
2024-04-19
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The German Federal Court of Justice recently announced that the exclusion of functional immunity for foreign state officials in cases of international crimes is “without a doubt” part of customary international law. Like many others in academic literature, we agree with this conclusion – the German government would be well advised to embrace it and put an end to its long-standing ambiguous position on the matter.
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Epik, Aziz
Bundesgerichtshof
Criminal Law
Deutschland (Bundesrepublik). Bundesgerichtshof | Karlsruhe
German Federal Court of Justice
Humanitäres Völkerrecht
Immunität [Recht]
International Humanitarian Law
International Law Commission (ILC)
Strafrecht
functional immunity
Deutschland (Bundesrepublik). Bundesgerichtshof | Karlsruhe
Humanitäres Völkerrecht
Immunität [Recht]
Strafrecht
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