Author: Thomas Obel Hansen

[Thomas Obel Hansen is the Beatriz Galindo Distinguished Professor with the Department of International Law, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), co-funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science. He is associated with the Francisco de Vitoria Institute of International and European Studies at UC3M and has a research affiliation with the Transitional Justice Institute, Ulster University.] Debate has emerged in some...

[Thomas Obel Hansen is a senior lecturer in law and member of the Transitional Justice Institute (TJI) at Ulster University (UK). He is currently writing the book, Judging the Powerful in Global Accountability Regimes (forthcoming Routledge).] Building on arguments developed for a research article soon coming up with University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, this post explains why the dominant...