The Court will now address Belgium's argument that immunities accorded to incumbent Ministers for Foreign Affairs can in no case protect them where they are suspected of having committed war crimes or crimes against humanity. In support of this position, Belgium refers in its Counter—Memorial to various legal instruments creating international criminal tribunals, to examples from national legislation, and to the jurisprudence of national and international courts.
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(2009). International Criminal Law. In: Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. World Court Digest, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87467-6_24
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