Юрисдикція ratione materie гібридних кримінальних судів

Abstract

In the article the issue of ratione materiae jurisdiction design in the founding documents of the hybrid criminal courts is analyzed. The practice of the courts on the interpretation of jurisdiction ratione materiae is studied. The differences in understanding of the contextual elements of crimes against humanity in particular decisions of the hybrid courts in Bosnia and East Timor and mainstream international criminal law doctrine are highlighted. An attention is paid to the specific methods of proving of the state policy existence in the case law of the Extraordinary Chambers of Cambodia.