Africa and the International Criminal Court [electronic resource] /
Werle, Gerhard.editor.
Fernandez, Lovell.editor.
Vormbaum, Moritz.editor.
In November 2013, the South African-German Centre for Transnational Criminal Justice hosted a conference on Africa and the International Criminal Court, in Cape Town, South Africa. The theme of the Conference was the strained relationship between African states, represented by the African Union (AU), and the International Criminal Court (ICC). This relationship started promisingly but has been in crisis in recent years. This book sheds light on the present frictions between the AU, the ICC and the UN Security Council. Eminent experts in the field of international criminal justice, including judges and prosecutors of the ICC and other African judicial bodies, as well as international criminal law scholars, analyze and debate the achievements and shortcomings of interventions by the ICC in Africa. They propose ways in which international courts and domestic courts within and outside of Africa can cooperate and address fundamental issues of international criminal law, such as the implementation of the Rome Statute, deferrals of cases before the International Criminal Court and the prosecution of crimes by third states on the basis of universal jurisdiction. Researchers and practitioners in the field of international criminal law and related disciplines will benefit from the high-level experiences and proposals brought together in this volume. For students with a focus on criminal law and its international implications it is a source of information and challenges.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction – Africa and the International Criminal Court -- Africa and the International Criminal Court – Then and Now -- Africa and the International Criminal Court – A Judge’s Perspective -- International Criminal Justice in Africa: Specific Procedural Aspects of the First Trial Judgment of the International Criminal Court -- Africa and the International Criminal Court – A Prosecutor’s Perspective -- The Implementation of the Rome Statute in Africa -- Domestic Prosecution of International Crimes: The Case of Rwanda -- The Extraordinary African Chambers in the Courts of Senegal – The Case of Hissène Habré -- The Nigerian ‘Jos-Crisis’ from the Perspective of International Criminal Law -- ‘On Behalf of Africa’: Towards the Regionalization of Universal Jurisdiction? Between Political Justice and Judicial Politics: Charting a Way Forward for the African Union and the International Criminal Court -- Africa, the United Nations Security Council and the International Criminal Court: The Question of Deferrals -- A Strained Relationship: Reflections on the African Union’s Stand against the International Criminal Court from the Kenyan Experience.
In November 2013, the South African-German Centre for Transnational Criminal Justice hosted a conference on Africa and the International Criminal Court, in Cape Town, South Africa. The theme of the Conference was the strained relationship between African states, represented by the African Union (AU), and the International Criminal Court (ICC). This relationship started promisingly but has been in crisis in recent years. This book sheds light on the present frictions between the AU, the ICC and the UN Security Council. Eminent experts in the field of international criminal justice, including judges and prosecutors of the ICC and other African judicial bodies, as well as international criminal law scholars, analyze and debate the achievements and shortcomings of interventions by the ICC in Africa. They propose ways in which international courts and domestic courts within and outside of Africa can cooperate and address fundamental issues of international criminal law, such as the implementation of the Rome Statute, deferrals of cases before the International Criminal Court and the prosecution of crimes by third states on the basis of universal jurisdiction. Researchers and practitioners in the field of international criminal law and related disciplines will benefit from the high-level experiences and proposals brought together in this volume. For students with a focus on criminal law and its international implications it is a source of information and challenges.
International criminal law.
International humanitarian law.
Human rights.
Public international law.
International Criminal Law .
International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict.
Human Rights.
Public International Law .