Crimes Against Humanity in Bangladesh

Crimes Against Humanity in Bangladesh

Niall MacDermot

In April 1972 the writer paid a visit to Dacca with two objects in view. The first was to obtain further information for the study which the staff of the International Commission of Jurists was preparing on the events in East Pakistan in 1971. This is now available.' It contains a summary of the events and an analysis of the legal implications from the point of view of Pakistani internal law, international penal law, the right of self- determination, the role of the UN, and the role of India.

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