For instance, the International Bar Association defined the rule of law as "Independent, impartial judiciary, the presumption of innocence, the right to a fair and public trial without undue delay; a rational and proportionate approach to punishment; a strong and independent legal profession; strict confidential communications between lawyer and client; equality of all before the law; these are all fundamental principles of the rule of law"17. ... The Rome Statute also gives jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court (ICC)22 over war crime issues, genocide and crimes against hu...

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