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Summary
Wartime international criminal tribunals (ICTs) are most likely to deter government and rebel forces from employing violence against civilians when all three of the following conditions are present: (1) ICT officials have secured prosecutorial support; (2) combatant groups rely on support from liberal constituencies; and (3) combatant groups have centralized structures.
Jacqueline R. McAllister, “Deterring Wartime Atrocities: Hard Lessons from the Yugoslav Tribunal,” International Security, Vol. 44, No. 3 (Winter 2019/20), pp. 84–128, doi.org/10.1162/ISEC_a_00370.
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