The International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh: Critical Appraisal of Legal Framework and Jurisprudence
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Table of contents -- List of abbreviations -- Part I: Introduction and outline of the investigation -- 1 Introduction and statement of the problem -- 2 Objectives of the study and considered jurisprudence -- 3 Outline of the investigation -- Part II: Towards an International Crimes Tribunal -- 1 Historical background -- 1.1 The province of Bengal -- 1.2 The Partition of British India -- 1.3 The Liberation War -- 2 First attempts to deal with the war crimes -- 2.1 The Bangladesh Collaborators (Special Tribunal) Order, 1972 -- 2.2 The Bangladesh National Liberation Struggle (Indemnity) Order, 1973 -- 2.3 The International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973 -- 2.4 Constitutional amendments -- 2.5 International agreements -- 2.6 Political environment in post-war Bangladesh -- 3 Ending impunity -- 3.1 Politics after 1991 -- 3.2 Emerging call for trials of war criminals -- 3.3 Establishment of the ICT -- 3.4 Controversies surrounding the ICT -- Part III: The ICT in comparison to other accountability mechanisms -- 1 The different accountability mechanisms and their applicability in the context of Bangladesh -- 1.1 The International Criminal Court -- 1.2 Ad hoc international criminal tribunals -- 1.3 Mixed tribunals -- 1.4 Domestic trials -- 1.5 Truth and reconciliation commissions -- 1.6 Trials in third states -- 1.7 Decision-making process in Bangladesh -- 2 The domestic character of the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh -- 2.1 Structure of the ICT -- 2.2 Jurisdiction of the ICT -- 2.3 Applicable law and jurisprudence -- 2.4 Amnesties -- 2.5 Ne bis in idem -- 2.6 Funding -- 2.7 Interim ndings -- Part IV: Compliance of the ICT Act, the Rules of Procedure and the ICT's jurisprudence with international standards -- 1 Criteria of investigation -- 1.1 International treaties -- 1.2 Customary international law