TAG RESULTS
The court’s lack of protection for witnesses and victims and overall lack of due process rights are among some of its numerous criticisms.
Though the tribunal has been welcomed in Bangladesh, serious concerns have about its trial standards remain.
The prosecution must prove that the accused not only did the act, but also intended the consequences.
Even if it’s unclear whether a situation is an armed conflict, human rights law forbids extrajudicial executions.
No one may be convicted or sentenced unless he has received a fair trial.
No one may be convicted or sentenced unless he has received a fair trial.
It often involves torture and cruel and inhuman treatment, and too commonly it involves murder.
The laws of armed conflict prohibit executions without a fair trial.
The laws address the topic piecemeal, and the principal element is unlawful confinement.
Bangladesh tribunal: Criticism of procedural shortcomings are not welcome