Agwu, Fred.
Africa and International Criminal Justice Radical Evils and the International Criminal Court. [electronic resource] : - London : Routledge, 2020. - 1 online resource (239 p.). - Routledge Research in the Law of Armed Conflict Ser. .
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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.
9781000733594 1000733599 9780429342738 042934273X 9781000733938 1000733939 9781000733761 1000733769
International criminal law--Africa.
LAW / General
LAW / Civil Rights
LAW / Courts
KZ7312
345.01
Africa and International Criminal Justice Radical Evils and the International Criminal Court. [electronic resource] : - London : Routledge, 2020. - 1 online resource (239 p.). - Routledge Research in the Law of Armed Conflict Ser. .
Description based upon print version of record.
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.
9781000733594 1000733599 9780429342738 042934273X 9781000733938 1000733939 9781000733761 1000733769
International criminal law--Africa.
LAW / General
LAW / Civil Rights
LAW / Courts
KZ7312
345.01