Communiqué to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Under Article 15 of the Rome Statute: The Situation in Nauru and Manus Island: Liability for Crimes Against Humanity


Authors: James Cavallaro, Diala Shamas, Beth Van Schaack, et al

Publish Date: February 14, 2017

Format: Communiqué

Citation: James Cavallaro, Diala Shamas, Beth Van Schaack, et al., Communiqué to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Under Article 15 of the Rome Statute: The Situation in Nauru and Manus Island: Liability for Crimes Against Humanity, February 14, 2017 (document submitted by 17 leading international criminal law and refugee law scholars outlining the legal and factual basis for potential liability of Australian and corporate officials for crimes committed against refugees on Australia's offshore detention centers on Nauru and in Papua New Guinea) (information and analysis based on publicly available sources as well as over 70 interviews conducted between May 10 and May 25, 2016 in Australia by the Stanford International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic).

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