Nancy Combs

William & Mary Law School

Ernest W. Goodrich Professor of Law and Director, Human Security Law Center

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P.O. Box 8795

Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795

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Grave Crimes and Weak Evidence: A Fact-Finding Evolution in International Criminal Law

Harvard International Law Journal, Forthcoming, William & Mary Research Paper No. 09-339
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 07 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2016
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School
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Rwanda, Genocide, ICTR, Credibility, Inconsistency, witness testimony

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Testimonial Deficiencies and Evidentiary Uncertainties in International Criminal Trials

UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs, Vol. 14, No. 1, p. 235, 2009, William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-167
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 29 Nov 2011
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School
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international criminal law, international criminal tribunal, fact-finding, Rwanda, ICTR, Special Court for Sierra Leone, East Timor, Special Panels for Serious Crimes, Evidence

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Legitimizing International Criminal Justice: The Importance of Process Control

Michigan Journal of International Law, Vol. 33, No. Winter, 2012, William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-211
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 28 Apr 2012
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School
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international criminal law, adversary system, process control

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The Impact of Separate Opinions on International Criminal Law

Virginia Journal of International Law (Forthcoming 2022)
Number of pages: 94 Posted: 11 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 19 May 2021
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School
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dissents, separate opinions, international criminal law, legitimacy, impact on caselaw

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Unequal Enforcement of the Law: Targeting Aggressors for Mass Atrocity Prosecutions

Arizona Law Review, Vol. 61,155 (2019)
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 30 May 2018 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2021
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School
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International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law, International Criminal Court, Mass Atrocities, Transitional Justice

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Deconstructing the Epistemic Challenges to Mass Atrocity Prosecutions

Washington and Lee Law Review, Forthcoming, William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-355
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 05 Apr 2017
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School
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International Criminal Law, Fact-Finding, Evidence

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Seeking Inconsistency: Advancing Pluralism in International Criminal Sentencing

Yale Journal of International Law, Forthcoming, William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-311
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 14 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 10 Aug 2017
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School
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Sentencing, International Criminal Law, International Criminal Tribunals

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Procuring Guilty Pleas for International Crimes: The Limited Influence of Sentencing Discounts

Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 59, No. 1, p. 69, 2006, William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-213
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 08 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2012
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School
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guilty pleas, plea bargaining, international crimes, international criminal tribunals, genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, ICTY, Yugoslav Tribunal, ICTR, Rwanda Tribunal, SPSC, Special Panels for Serious Crimes in East Timor

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Carter, Reagan, and Khomeini: Presidential Transitions and International Law

Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 52, No. 2, p. 303, 2001, William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-215
Number of pages: 138 Posted: 13 Jun 2012
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School
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Iran-US Claims Tribunal, Iranian hostage crisis, treaty interpretation, lame duck presidents, foreign affairs

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Rehabilitating Charge Bargaining

Indiana Law Journal, Vol. 96 (2021 Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 12 May 2020
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School
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plea bargaining, guilty pleas, international criminal law

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Dissent and Legitimacy in International Criminal Law

57 Wake Forest Law Review 1061 (2023)
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 11 May 2022 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2023
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School
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dissent, international criminal law, ICTY, ICC, SCSL, legitimacy

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Witness Protection

The Challenge of Witness Protection, in The President on Trial: Prosecuting Hissène Habré 381 (Sharon Weill et al., eds., 2020)
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 29 Mar 2022
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School
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Witness Protection, International Criminal Law

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Evidentiary Deficiencies in International Criminal Law: Tracing the Trajectory from Ignored to Integral to Irrelevant

22 Int'l Crim. L. Rev. 835 (2022)
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 03 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2023
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School
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International Criminal Law, Evidence

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From Prosecutorial to Reparatory: A Valuable Post-Conflict Change of Focus

Michigan Journal of International Law, Vol. 36, 2015, William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 0-312
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 15 Jul 2015
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School
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International criminal prosecutions, reparations

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Understanding Kaye Scholer: The Autonomous Citizen, the Managed Subject and the Role of the Lawyer

California Law Review, Vol. 52, No. 3, 1994, William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-216
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 12 Jun 2012
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School
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Legal ethics, professional responsibility, regulation of lawyers Office of Thrift Supervision, savings and loans, Kaye Scholer

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Aggressor Status and its Impact on International Criminal Law Case Selection

Pace International Law Review, Vol. 36, No. 1, 2024, William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-482
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 29 Feb 2024
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School
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aggressor status, criminal case selection, Russo-Ukrainian War, criminal law, international law, international criminal law

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Holding Aggressors Responsible for International Crimes: Implementing the Unequal Enforcement Doctrine

William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-489, UC Davis Law Review, Vol. 57, No. 2383, 2024
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 02 May 2024
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School
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International criminal law, international humanitarian law, equal application doctrine

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The Facts of Transitional Justice

William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-490, The Facts of Transitional Justice, in The Oxford Handbook of Transitional Justice (2024) (Lawrence Douglas et al., eds.) https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198704355.013.30
Posted: 02 May 2024
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School

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Evidence, fact-finding, international criminal law, transitional justice

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Copping a Plea to Genocide: The Plea Bargaining of International Crimes

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 151, No. 1, 2002, William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-214
Posted: 08 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 02 Oct 2017
Nancy Combs
William & Mary Law School

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guilty pleas, plea bargaining, adversarial system, inquisitorial system, international criminal tribunals, genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, ICTY, Yugoslav Tribunal, ICTR, Rwanda Tribunal