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25 Crim. L.F. 147 (2014)
The Commission on the Responsibility of the Authors of the War and on Enforcement of Penalties and Its Contribution to International Criminal Justice After World War II

handle is hein.journals/crimlfm25 and id is 147 raw text is: Criminal Law Forum (2014) 25:147-169 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014 DOI 10.1007/s10609-014-9227-y HARRY M. RHEA* THE COMMISSION ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AUTHORS OF THE WAR AND ON ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTIES AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AFTER WORLD WAR II ABSTRACT. This article traces the evolution of discussions within the Commission on the Responsibility of the Authors of the War and on Enforcement of Penalties and the United Nations War Crimes Commission regarding the establishment of an international criminal court. The Commission on the Responsibility of the Authors of the War and on Enforcement of Penalties was the first war crimes commission that seriously debated establishing an international criminal court for the prosecution of war criminals. Following the discussions held in the UNWCC, the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg was created. All three institutions played a major part in the development of international criminal law. I INTRODUCTION The international community gathered in Paris in 1919 to discuss terms for a permanent peace treaty to end World War I. The first interna- tional war crimes commission - the Commission on the Responsibility of the Authors of the War and on Enforcement of Penalties - was established to determine the authors of World War I and to recommend penalties for persons that committed war crimes. The Commission's debates included extending crimes beyond violations of the laws of war to include violations of the laws of humanity and the establishment of an international criminal court for their prosecution. * Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Florida International University, Mia- mi. PhD in International Criminal Law (2012, National University of Ireland Gal- way), MSc in Criminal Justice (2004, Saint Joseph's University), BA in Criminal Justice (2002, Rutgers University).

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