Chinese Journal of International Law Advance Access originally published online on February 9, 2007
Chinese Journal of International Law 2007 6(1):115-125; doi:10.1093/chinesejil/jml055
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The Prosecutor v. Laurent Semanza, Case No. ICTR-97-20, Judgment, Appeals Chamber (20 May 2005)
Correspondence: * Anne Weernink LL.M. is currently leading an European research project for the Jesuit Refugee Service Europe. (www.jrseurope.org). She has been an intern before at Chambers of the ICTR in (AprilSeptember) 2005, and this paper has been drafted during this period (email: aweernink{at}gmail.com).
This case note identifies the relevant findings of the Appeals Judgment of Semanza, which have an impact on the development of international criminal law. In particular, the case note will discuss the phenomenon of cumulative convictions, the position of authority within the definition of ordering and the competence of the Appeals Chamber to enter a first conviction.