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This article gives attention to the question if an unconditional amnesty enacted by a State Party to the Statute of the International Criminal Court would be an obstacle for the Court to exercise its complementary competences. Two arguments are supporting a negative answer: in so far as the Statute considers crimes falling within the scope of its competences as a threat to international peace, the States could be viewed as forced to prosecute the authors of such acts by obligations erga omnes while all indications of a State not to comply would entitle the court to exercise its competences. Moreover, such laws ignore the will of the States to put an end to exemptions from punishment that are impeding the democratic order & are fostering other crimes. However, these arguments should not be regarded as decisive. Before exercising its competence the court should also consider other factors -- in particular the impact of such laws on the process of national reconciliation. Adapted from the source document.

The international law foundations of the "Right to Development" were laid in the 1960s by legal experts within the framework of several UN organizations. The author analyzes & comments their reasoning by referring to the multifarious political concepts relevant at that period. Since then justifications for the right to development were differing even more in views of its scope & implementation than in legal considerations. The most outstanding points disputed by the legal experts related to human rights, self-determination of nations & the New Order of World Economy. The dispute is going on over questions of who are the creditors & the debtors of the right to development. In that context the author discusses the role of states, individuals, & international organizations & of ethnic groups & minorities. Adapted from the source document.

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El presente estudio analiza cómo y en qué condiciones los actores externos pueden intervenir en el conflicto colombiano para contribuir a la reducción de la violencia. Para ello se analizan primero las diferentes áreas conflictivas, que determinan las causas y la dinámica de la guerra en Colombia así como la percepción de los actores relevantes. La segunda sección analiza los intentos de pacificación del país, y pregunta si esas experiencias permiten extraer conclusiones con respecto a la reducción de la violencia y si los actores participantes han extraído algunas enseñanzas. La tercera sección enfoca las posibilidades y límites fundamentales de la actuación de los actores externos a favor de la contención de la violencia. (IIK/DÜI)