Impunity versus immunity from jurisdiction: The Judgment of the International Court of Justice of 14 February 2002 (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium)
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I. INTRODUCCIÓN.- II. LAS EXCEPCIONES PRELIMINARES DE BÉLGICA Y EL OBJETO DE LA DEMANDA.- III. EL ALCANCE DEL PRINCIPIO DE JURISDICCIÓN UNIVERSAL: 1. La postura de las partes. 2. El TIJ aplica la regla non ultra petita.- IV. LA INMUNIDAD DE JURISDICCIÓN DEL MAE DE LA RDC ANTE LOS TRIBUNALES BELGAS. 1. El MAE en activo disfruta de inviolabilidad e inmunidad de jurisdicción absoluta. 2. No existen excepciones referidas a los crímenes de guerra y los crímenes contra la humanidad. 3. Bélgica comete un hecho ilícito internacional.- V. EL CESE Y LA REPARACIÓN DEL HECHO ILÍCITO. VI. CONSIDERACIONES FINALES.
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