The International Criminal Court and Africa : one decade on / edited by Evelyn A. Ankumah.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ankumah, Evelyn A., editor.

Ferencz, Benjamin B., 1920-2023, writer of foreword.

Africa Legal Aid, issuing body.

Series:

Africa Legal Aid series ; v. 4.

Africa Legal Aid series ; volume 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International Criminal Court.

International criminal law--Africa.

International criminal law.

International criminal courts--Africa.

International criminal courts.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Africa.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxvii, 676 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Intersentia, 2016.

System Details:

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Summary:

More than ten years ago the International Criminal Court (ICC) was established as a universal court meant to achieve criminal justice worldwide. That goal still stands, but so far the Court has dedicated most of its time and resources to African conflicts in which international crimes have been committed. While the ICC can be said to contribute to criminal justice in Africa, it cannot be denied that the relationship between the Court and the continent has been troublesome. The ICC has been accused of targeting Africa, and many African states do not seem willing to cooperate with the Court. Debates on Africa and international criminal justice are increasingly politicised. The authors of this volume all recognise the current problems and criticism. Yet they do not side with populist pessimists who, after just over a decade of ICC experiences, conclude that the Court and international criminal justice are doomed to fail. Rather, the contributors may be regarded as cautious optimists who believe there is a future for international criminal justice, including the ICC. The contributors use their unique specific knowledge, expertise and experiences as the basis for reflections on the current problems and possible paths for improvement, both when it comes to the ICC as such, and its specific relationship with Africa.

Contents:

Fighting impunity : African states and the International Criminal Court / Chris Maina Peter

The Rome Statute and universal human rights / Sanji Mmasenono Monageng and Alexander Heinze

Challenging the culture of impunity for sexual and gender-based crimes / Fatou Bensouda

Impunity through immunity : the Kenya situation and the International Criminal Court / Leila Nadya Sadat and Benjamin Cohen

Defence perspectives : state cooperation and ICC detention : a decade past an arrest warrant / Xavier-Jean Keïta

Towards a multi-layered system of international criminal justice / Mia Swart

Complementarity in practice and ICC implementing legislation : lessons from Uganda / Elizabeth Ibanda-Nahamya

Looking back, looking forward : the implications of the termination of the Kenyatta Case before the ICC / George Kegoro

Transforming legal concepts and gender perceptions / Brigit Inder

Exploring efforts to resolve the tension between the AU and the ICC over the Bashir saga / Max du Plessis

When we don't speak the same language : the challenges of multilingual justice at the ICC / Lorraine Smith Van-Lin

The role of the African Union in international criminal justice : force for good or bad? / Godfrey M. Musila

A seed for world peace growing in Africa : the Kampala Amendments on the crime of aggression and the Monsoon of Malabo / Jutta F. Bertram-Nothnagel

The rights of victims of serious violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law : a human rights perspective / Cécile Aptel

Boko Haram's insurgency in Nigeria : exploring the justice, peace and reconciliation pathways / Idayat Hassan and Benson Chinedu Olugbuo

Ten years of International Criminal Court practice : trials, achievements and tribulations : is the ICC today what Africa expects or wants? / Akbar Khan

Universal jurisdiction, African perceptions of the International Criminal Court and the New AU Protocol on amendments to the protocol on the statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights / Manuel J. Ventura and Amelia J. Bleeker

Punishment as prevention? : the International Criminal Court and the prevention of international crimes / Kjell Follingstad Anderson

Complementarity and Africa : tackling international crimes at the domestic level / Angela Mudukuti

The legacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda / André Klip

Can there be justice without reparations? : indentifying gaps in gender justice / Renifa Madenga

Transitional justice and the ICC : lessons from Rwanda / Leo C. Nwoye

Looking forward, anticipating challenges : making sense of disjunctures in meanings of culpability / Kamari Maxine Clarke

Building the base : local accountability for conflict-period sexual violence / Kim Thuy Seelinger and Julie Freccero

Safety and security of protected witnesses and acquitted and released persons : lessons from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda / Roland Kouassi Amoussouga Géro

Bridging the legal gap : the international initiative for opening negotiations on a multilateral treaty for mutual legal assistance and extradition in the domestic prosecution of atrocity crimes / Anne-Sophie Massa.

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9781780684857

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