Africa and the International Criminal Court

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Where to find it

Law Library — 1st Floor Collection (1st floor)

Call Number
KZ7311 .A375 2014
Status
Available

Summary

The book deals with the controversial relationship between African states, represented by the African Union, and the International Criminal Court. This relationship started promisingly but has been in crisis in recent years. The overarching aim of the book is to analyze and discuss the achievements and shortcomings of interventions in Africa by the International Criminal Court as well as to develop proposals for cooperation between international courts, domestic courts outside Africa and courts within Africa. For this purpose, the book compiles contributions by practitioners of the International Criminal Court and by role players of the judiciary of African countries as well as by academic experts.

Contents

Africa and the International Criminal Court / Gerhard Werle, Lovell Fernandez and Moritz Vormbaum -- Part I. Prosecutions by the International Criminal Court in Africa -- Africa and the International Criminal Court : then and now / Sanji Mmasenono Monageng -- Africa and the International Criminal Court : a judge's perspective / Ekaterina Trendafilova -- International criminal justice in Africa : specific procedural aspects of the first trial judgment of the International Criminal Court / René Blattmann -- Africa and the International Criminal Court : a prosecutor's perspective / Shamila Batohi -- Part II. African prosecutions of international crimes -- The implementation of the Rome Statute in Africa / Gerhard Kemp -- Domestic prosecution of international crimes : the case of Rwanda / Sam Rugege and Aimé M. Karimunda -- The extraordinary African chambers : the case of Hissène Habré / Mbacké Fall -- The Nigerian 'Jos Crisis' from the perspective of international criminal law / Temitayo Lucia Akinmuwagun and Moritz Vormbaum -- "On behalf of Africa" : towards the regionalization of universal jurisdiction? / Florian Jessberger -- Part III. The African Union and the International Criminal Court -- Between political justice and judicial politics : charting a way forward for the African Union and the International Criminal Court / Tim Murithi -- Africa, the United Nations Security Council and the International Criminal Court : the question of deferrals / Juliet Okoth -- A strained relationship : reflections on the African Union's stand towards the International Criminal Court from the Kenyan experience / Sosteness Francis Materu -- Annex 1. Africa and the International Criminal Court : recommendations -- Annex 2. African Union decisions regarding the enforcement of international criminal law in Africa -- Annex 3. United Nations Security Council Decisions regarding the enforcement of international criminal law in Africa.

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