As infrações graves do Direito Internacional Humanitário, os processos legislativos para sua implementação a nível nacional na América Latina e a contribuição do Comitê Internacional da Cruz Vermelha (CICV)

Abstract

In summary, the article presents the obligation of the States to investigate, prosecute and bring to the their Courts people accused of having committed serious violations of the International Humanitarian Law (hereinafter IHL) whatever their nationality, or, in accordance to their own legislation, to authorize another State party in the August 12, 1949 Geneva Conventions (hereinafter the Geneva Conventions) and the Additional Protocol I (hereinafter Protocol I) to do it. In addition, the article presents a brief introduction to the IHL as the basis to a proper legislation in that matter. Finally, the article presents the contribution of the International Committee of the Red Cross (hereinafter ICRC) to legislative procedures in Latin America.