| Description |
xxxix, 387 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subject |
International Criminal Court
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International Criminal Court. |
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International criminal law -- Africa
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International criminal courts -- Africa
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Africa
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Criminal justice, Administration of. |
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International criminal courts. |
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International criminal law. |
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Africa. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Summary |
This book considers the legal and political dimensions of the relationship between the International Criminal Court and Africa, looking at the role of the European Union, African Union, and African diplomacy on the issue of sovereignty and impunity for international crimes --Source other than Library of Congress |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The African Union and universal jurisdiction / Martin Mennecke -- The implementation of the proprio motu authority of the prosecutor in Africa / Manisuli Ssenyonjo -- operationalizing the complementarity principle : the case for a differentiated standard / Benson Olugbuo -- The International Criminal Court and the African Union : a problematic relationship / Ilias Bantekas -- Trying sitting heads of state: the African Union versus the ICC in the Al Bashir and Kenyatta cases / Gino Naldi and Konstantinos Magliveras -- State withdrawals from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court : South Africa, Burundi, and The Gambia / Paola Gaeta and Patryk I Labuda -- Presence of the accused : right or duty? : the art of interpretation in a tense political climate / Dire D. Tladi -- The African Union, the Security Council and the International Criminal Court / Charles Chernor Jalloh -- The South African, Burundian and Gambian withdrawals from the International Criminal Court / Manisuli Ssenyonjo -- The development of criminal law and criminal justice in Africa from pre-colonial rule to present day / Kebreab Isaac Weldesellasie -- National Implementation of the ICC Statute to Prosecute International Crimes in Africa / Olympia Bekou -- The place of the African Criminal Court in the prosecution of serious crimes in Africa / Charles Chernor Jalloh -- Who will prosecute piracy in Africa? / Efthymios Papastavridis -- Complementing the ICC Efforts to Curb the Impunity of International Crimes in Africa: The Role and Contribution of community-based mechanisms / Pacifique Manirakiza -- Conclusion |
| Edition |
First edition |
| Other Author |
Jalloh, Charles, editor
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Bantekas, Ilias, editor
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| ISBN |
9780198810568 |
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0198810563 |
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