Comfort Women-World War II Sexual Abuse-Tribunal Charter
Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: May 22, 2006
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Charter of The Women’s International War |
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(Incorporating Modifications Preamble Witnessing also that Noting that violence Taking note that Whereas the Japanese Military sexual Noting that the military tribunals conducted by the Cognizant that women Aware that after the long and torturous silence, survivors Alarmed that even Mindful of the moral Determined to restore justice, human rights, and Convinced Desiring to hold a Women’s International War Crimes Convinced that the Tribunal is competent to render its Mindful that while the Urging once again that States The Adoptshereby the Charter of Women’s International War Article 1 Establishment of the Women’s International The Women’s International War Crimes Article 2 Jurisdiction of the Tribunal 1. 2. The Tribunal shall also have jurisdiction over 3. The 4. Article 3 Individual criminal responsibility 1. 2. The fact that such a Article 4 State State responsibility arises from the (a) commission of crimes or acts as referred to in (b) acts or omissions by States (i) concealment, denial or distortion of the facts or in (ii) failure to prosecute and punish those responsible for said (iii) failure to provide reparations to those (iv) failure to take measures to protect the integrity, (v) discrimination base (vi) failure to take Article 5 Official 1. The official position of any 2. The fact that the crimes are committed in pursuant Article 6 Non-applicability The crimes within the Article 7 Organization of the The Tribunal shall consist of the following (a) Judges; (b) Prosecutors, and (c) A Article 8 Qualifications and election of judges and The judges and the prosecutors shall be appointed (a) gender balance (b) regional (c) contribution in advocacy, protection and promotion of Article 9 Rules of procedure and The judges of the Tribunal shall decide matters (a) documentation: Written evidences such as signed statements, (b) personal evidence: Written or oral (c) material evidence: Other relevant physical and material Article 10 The Registry The International Article 11 Prosecutors: Investigation and 1. The Prosecutors shall be responsible for the 2. The Prosecutors shall 3. The prosecutors shall submit indictments to Article 12 Trial Proceedings 1 The 2 The hearings shall be held in public. Article 13 The Tribunal shall take appropriate measures to Article 14 1. The judgment shall be delivered in public and 2. The judgment shall state clearly whether the accused 3. The judgement may make a recommendation to a person 4. Copies of Article 15 1. The Tribunal may ask every individual, 2. The Tribunal may ask every individual, non-governmental (a) The identification and whereabouts of persons or (b) The taking of testimony and the (c) The voluntary appearance of persons as (d) The (e) The provision of relevant (f) The protection of those victimized (g) Facilitating or (h) The provision of reparation including apology, (i) Any other type of assistance |
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