From Human Rights to International Criminal Law / Des droits de l'homme au droit international penal

Judge Laity Kama, the first president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, died 5 years ago. He was a Senegalese Judge, and a Human Rights expert within the United Nations. This collection of essays on international criminal law and human rights is published to honour him. They are signed by his colleagues of the Arbitrary Detention Working Group or new members, Judges from the ad hoc Tribunals and the International Criminal Court, Lawyers and Jurists from different places. Deep analysis of various human rights issues and the jurisprudence of the international criminal court and tribunals are provided here, to reflect areas of interest to the late Judge Kama.Le juge Laity Kama, premier president du Tribunal penal international pour le Rwanda, est decede il y a cinq ans de cela. Il etait a la fois un juge au Senegal, et un expert des droits de l'homme pour les Nations Unies. Ces melanges viennent honorer sa memoire. Les contributions sont signees d'anciens collegues experts ou juges, des juristes de tous les horizons et offrent une analyse approfondie de diverses questions de droits de l'homme et de droit international penal, notamment la jurisprudence des juridictions penales internationales, des champs d'interet pour feu le juge Kama.