The Dangers of Political Instrumentalization of International Judicial Organs

Scientific Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Law - Miscellaneous, University of Göttingen, language: English, abstract: The child abuse scandal has rocked the Catholic church and has triggered a strong response by the church leadership, first and foremost by Pope Benedict XVI. On 13 September 2011, a case was brought against the pope and several other high ranking church officials at the Int...