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with over 362 million entries of third country nationals into the EU in the same
year). Yet the consequences of investing so much political capital in addressing
the issue has led the EU to the point where very serious and well documented
allegations of crimes against humanity have been levelled against its officials for
their actions alleged to lead to the torture and abuse of migrants in Libya.
CONCLUSIONS
The international criminal investigation and prosecution against named officials
in Europe did not begin with the Nuremburg trials in 1945-46 nor end there.” The
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia between 1993-2017
brought international criminal justice back to Europe” and the investigation by
the prosecutor to the International Criminal Court into allegations of crimes
against humanity planned and executed by individuals at the highest levels of
the EU institutions is revelatory of the importance of international justice.** The
work of eminent jurists such as Professor Bard in the field of criminal justice
has been seminal to these developments. Impunity is contrary to the principle
of rule of law of equality before the law. Throughout his career, Professor Bard
has championed rule of law for all in the field of criminal law and in doing so
contributed to justice in Europe.
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