... , or by a decision of the Parliament. In her book devoted to the study of the Special Criminal Court, published in 1974, Mary Robinson rightly underlined the dangers that may arise from article 35 of the 1939 Act. She stressed in particular the marginal role that the Parliament is able to play in the creation of this court and on the all but absolute power of the government to put in place special courts in a discretionary ... to give a three fifths majority decision and could also try minors. This heavily criticized court, particularly due to the presence of military personnel to try pe...

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