National Accountability For International Crimes In Africa

Author : Emma Charlene Lubaale,Ntombizozuko Dyani-Mhango
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030880446

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National Accountability for International Crimes in Africa by Emma Charlene Lubaale,Ntombizozuko Dyani-Mhango Pdf

This book critically examines the issues pertaining to the Rome Statute’s complementarity principle. The focus lies on the primacy of African states to prosecute alleged perpetrators of international crimes in their respective jurisdictions. The chapters explore states’ international and domestic obligations to hold perpetrators of international crimes to account before the national courts, and demonstrate the complexity of enforcing national accountability of alleged perpetrators of international crimes while also ensuring that post-conflict African states achieve national healing, reconciliation, and sustainable peace. The contributions reject impunity for international crimes whilst also considering these complexities. Emphasis further lies on the meaning of accountability in the context of the politics of selective international criminal justice for crimes committed before the establishment of the International Criminal Court.

Author : Emilie Hunter,Alexandre Skander Galand
Publisher : Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9788293081685

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‘Arab Spring’ to Accountability by Emilie Hunter,Alexandre Skander Galand Pdf

Author : Rashida Manjoo,Dominique Mystris ,Mashood Baderin
Publisher : Pretoria University Law Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Criminal justice and accountability in Africa: Regional and national developments by Rashida Manjoo,Dominique Mystris ,Mashood Baderin Pdf

Historically Africa has suffered from numerous conflicts which are typically addressed through international criminal law mechanisms and courts, but the need for a broader approach is both evident and demanded. This book pulls together the debates originating from the conference “Criminal Justice and Accountability in Africa: National and Regional Developments” and highlights the different approaches and mechanisms used to date and what can be taken from them to advance justice and accountability across the African continent.

Author : Charles Chernor Jalloh,Alhagi B.M. Marong
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004271753

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Promoting Accountability under International Law for Gross Human Rights Violations in Africa by Charles Chernor Jalloh,Alhagi B.M. Marong Pdf

Promoting Accountability under International Law for Gross Human Rights Violations in Africa reflects primarily upon the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in challenging impunity for serious crimes committed in Rwanda in 1994. The authors, among whom are leading scholars and practitioners of international law, draw lessons for future tribunals such as the permanent International Criminal Court.

Author : Chacha Murungu,Japhet Biegon
Publisher : PULP
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Africa south of Sahara
ISBN : 9780986985782

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Prosecuting International Crimes in Africa by Chacha Murungu,Japhet Biegon Pdf

"Prosecuting international crimes in Africa contributes to the understanding of international criminal justice in Africa. The books argues for the rule of law, respect for human rights and the eradication of a culture of impunity in Africa. it is a product of peer-reviewed contributions from graduates of the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, where the Master's degree programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa has been presented since 2000"--Back cover.

Author : Takeh B. K. Sendze,Adesola Adeboyejo,Howard Morrison,Sophia Ugwu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789462655553

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Contemporary International Criminal Law Issues by Takeh B. K. Sendze,Adesola Adeboyejo,Howard Morrison,Sophia Ugwu Pdf

This book critically analyses diverse international criminal law (ICL) issues in light of recent developments in the international criminal justice system following the pursuit of accountability in Africa and around the world. It gives a scholarly analysis of issues pertaining to ICL and the pursuit of accountability in Africa by way of several topics including universal jurisdiction in Africa, Boko Haram in Nigeria, the legitimacy of the ICTR, the law of genocide committed against the Herero and Nama peoples, the African perspective on international co-operation in criminal matters, the Malabo Protocol, and whether an African Regional Court is a viable alternative to the ICC. Further discussed are other aspects of ICL, such as prosecuting sexual and gender-based crimes at the ICC, sexual and gender-based crimes perpetrated against men, guilty pleas within ICL and slavery within international criminal justice. With this, the book also refers to the jurisprudence of several international courts and tribunals including the ICTR, the ICTY, the SCSL, the ICC, the ECCC, the KSC, and the STL. This timely contributed volume updates international criminal law experts, practitioners, academics, human rights activists and other stakeholders on contemporary developments in ICL and provides recommendations that address accountability for mass atrocity crimes and ideas for strategic ICL litigation at the national, international, regional and sub-regional levels. It will prompt constructive exchanges on what can be improved in prosecuting mass atrocity crimes around the world. Takeh B.K. Sendze is an Advocate and Legal Officer with the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in Arusha, Tanzania. Adesola Adeboyejo is a Trial Lawyer at the International Criminal Court. Sir Howard Morrison QC is a former International Judge and an Associate Tenant at Doughty Street Chambers in London, United Kingdom. Sophia Ugwu is a Solicitor and Advocate who founded the Centre for African Justice, Peace and Human Rights in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Author : Charles Chernor Jalloh,Ilias Bantekas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192538543

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The International Criminal Court and Africa by Charles Chernor Jalloh,Ilias Bantekas Pdf

Africa has been at the forefront of contemporary global efforts towards ensuring greater accountability for international crimes. But the continent's early embrace of international criminal justice seems to be taking a new turn with the recent resistance from some African states claiming that the emerging system of international criminal law represents a new form of imperialism masquerading as international rule of law. This book analyses the relationship and tensions between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Africa. It traces the origins of the confrontation between African governments, both acting individually and within the framework of the African Union, and the permanent Hague-based ICC. Leading commentators offer valuable insights on the core legal and political issues that have confused the relationship between the two sides and expose the uneasy interaction between international law and international politics. They offer suggestions on how best to continue the fight against impunity, using national, ICC, and regional justice mechanisms, while taking into principled account the views and interests of African States.

Author : Hassan B. Jallow
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 723 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9798823087025

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Promoting Accountability for International Crimes: by Hassan B. Jallow Pdf

This book brings together a rich selection of speeches, papers and articles by the author drawn from his long and diverse experience in international criminal justice. It touches on the development and implementation of prosecutorial strategies, the challenges of investigation and prosecution of international crimes and the responses to such challenges and on specific issues including the work and legacy of the UNICTR (Rwanda tribunal), prosecuting sexual and gender based crimes, arrest and tracking of fugitives, giving effect to complementarity, international cooperation to combat international crimes as well as a vision of the future of international criminal justice. An excellent guide and source from one of the world’s leading practitioners of international criminal justice.

Author : Vincent Obisienunwo Orlu Nmehielle
Publisher : Eleven International Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Law
ISBN : 9490947628

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Africa and the Future of International Criminal Justice by Vincent Obisienunwo Orlu Nmehielle Pdf

This collection examines the critical issues concerning Africa as a place where international criminal accountability mechanisms have played, and continue to play, a prominent role in the efforts to deal with and to tackle impunity for atrocity crimes. It looks at Africa's importance to international criminal justice as exemplified by the activities of international criminal accountability mechanisms, such as the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and the International Criminal Court (ICC). The book discusses the contentions about whether Africa is particularly targeted for international justice accountability experiments, as well as the politics of international criminal justice. International politics continue to shape Africa's relationship with international justice mechanisms and initiatives, as demonstrated by the recent concerns of the African Union about the activities of the ICC in Africa. It clarifies that the ICC - as a permanent global international criminal accountability mechanism - needs Africa and that Africa needs the ICC for full and effective realization of the normative prescriptions of the Rome Statute in Africa. In this regard, the book places the complementarity principle of the Rome Statute at the center, to enable Africa to take credible ownership of justice for atrocity crimes on the continent.

Author : Satang Nabaneh,Adem Abebe,Gaye Sowe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1991213182

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Gambia in Transition by Satang Nabaneh,Adem Abebe,Gaye Sowe Pdf

The Gambia opened a new chapter in her history after 22 years of authoritarian rule under former dictator Yahya Jammeh, heralding the promise of a 'New Gambia.' The country is at a critical juncture in its transition from Jammeh's autocratic rule to a fully-fledged democracy. The ambitious transitional processes include the Truth Reparations and Reconciliation Commission to create an official record of past abuses and crimes, the Constitutional Review Commission to draft a new Constitution, and the permanent National Human Rights Commission to build a human rights culture. The Gambia in transition: Towards a new constitutional order is a diverse collection of timely, rigorous, and insightful essays on human rights, constitutional reform, rule of law and democratic governance. It serves as an important reference for academics, policymakers, researchers, civil society organisations, human rights defenders, learners, and the public at large."

Author : Gerhard Werle,Moritz Vormbaum
Publisher : Springer
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789462651500

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The African Criminal Court by Gerhard Werle,Moritz Vormbaum Pdf

This book offers the first comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the provisions of the ‘Malabo Protocol’—the amendment protocol to the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples’ Rights—adopted by the African Union at its 2014 Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The Annex to the protocol, once it has received the required number of ratifications, will create a new Section in the African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples’ Rights with jurisdiction over international and transnational crimes, hence an ‘African Criminal Court’. In this book, leading experts in the field of international criminal law analyze the main provisions of the Annex to the Malabo Protocol. The book provides an essential and topical source of information for scholars, practitioners and students in the field of international criminal law, and for all readers with an interest in political science and African studies. Gerhard Werle is Professor of German and Internationa l Crimina l Law, Criminal Procedure and Modern Legal History at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Director of the South African-German Centre for Transnational Criminal Justice. In addition, he is an Extraordinary Professor at the University of the Western Cape and Honorary Professor at North-West University of Political Science and Law (Xi’an, China). Moritz Vormbaum received his doctoral degree in criminal law from the University of Münster (Germany) and his postdoctoral degree from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He is a Senior Researcher at Humboldt-Universität, as well as a coordinator and lecturer at the South African-German Centre for Transnational Criminal Justice.

Author : Oumar Ba
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108488778

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States of Justice by Oumar Ba Pdf

This book theorizes how weaker states in the international system use the ICC to advance their security and political interests.

Author : Tim Allen
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781848137936

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Trial Justice by Tim Allen Pdf

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has run into serious problems with its first big case -- the situation in northern Uganda. There is no doubt that appalling crimes have occurred here. Over a million people have been forced to live in overcrowded displacement camps under the control of the Ugandan army. Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army has abducted thousands, many of them children and has systematically tortured, raped, maimed and killed. Nevertheless, the ICC has confronted outright hostility from a wide range of groups, including traditional leaders, representatives of the Christian Churches and non-governmental organizations. Even the Ugandan government, which invited the court to become involved, has been expressing serious reservations. Tim Allen assesses the controversy. While recognizing the difficulties involved, he shows that much of the antipathy towards the ICC's intervention is misplaced. He also draws out important wider implications of what has happened. Criminal justice sets limits to compromise and undermines established procedures of negotiation with perpetrators of violence. Events in Uganda have far reaching implications for other war zones - and not only in Africa. Amnesties and peace talks may never be quite the same again.

Author : Fred Aja Agwu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000733938

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Africa and International Criminal Justice by Fred Aja Agwu Pdf

This book provides an overview of crimes under international law, radical evils, in a number of African states. This overview informs a critical analysis of the debates surrounding the African Union’s call for withdrawal from the International Criminal Court and proposes a way forward with a more pertinent role for the Court. The work critically analyzes the arguments around withdrawal from the ICC and the extension of the jurisdiction of the African Court into criminal matters. It is held that this was not intended in the spirit of complementarity as envisaged by the Rome Statute, and is subject to political calculation and manipulation by national governments. Recasting the ICC as a court of second instance would provide a stronger institutional and jurisdictional regime. The book will be a valuable resource for students, academics, and policymakers working in the areas of international humanitarian law, international criminal law, African studies, and genocide studies.

Author : Dominique Mystris
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004444959

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An African Criminal Court by Dominique Mystris Pdf

In An African Criminal Court Dominique Mystris offers insight into the potential contribution of a regional criminal court and its place within the international criminal justice discourse, the African Union and the African Peace and Security Architecture.