Amnesty for crimes against humanity under international law / by Faustin Z. Ntoubandi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ntoubandi, Faustin Z.

Series:

Nijhoff eBook titles 2007

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crimes against humanity.

War crimes.

Political crimes and offenses.

Amnesty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Much of the recent scholarly writings and debates on amnesty have revolved around its lawfulness, when granted in respect of the most serious crimes under international law committed in the context of civil armed conflicts. The inconclusiveness of international law on this issue - with positive international law and opinio juris calling for criminal prosecution, and State's practice favouring practical political solutions - does nothing more than deepen the confusion already affecting the international legality of national amnesties. Building on emerging trends in State's practice, this book attempts to clarify the question of the legality of national amnesties for crimes against humanity by suggesting a compromised legal framework within which amnesty and accountability can both be accommodated.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi

Chapter 1. General Introduction / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi

Chapter 2. The Concept of Amnesty / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi

Chapter 3. Crimes against Humanity in International Law / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi

Chapter 4. Individual Criminal Liability for Crimes against Humanity / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi

Chapter 5. States Obligations in Respect of Crimes against Humanity / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi

Chapter 6. Amnesty Law in South Africa: Assertion of an Amnesty Exception to the General Prohibition of Crimes against Humanity / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi

Chapter 7. International Law and the Rejection of the Amnesty Exception Argument / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi

Chapter 8. General Concluding Assessment and Suggestions / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi

Bibliography / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi

Index / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-247) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-93678-2

9786611936785

90-474-2230-9

OCLC:

646789531

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004162310.i-252 DOI