Lubaale, Emma Charlene and Dyani-Mhango, Ntombizozuko (eds.) (2022) National Accountability for International Crimes in Africa. Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0) . Palgrave Macmillan - Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland. ISBN 978-3030880439; 978-3030880446; 978-3030880460

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Edited Book
Uncontrolled Keywords:	African politics; criminal justice; International Criminal Court ICC; accountability for international crimes; Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; International Criminal Court and complementarity; principle of complementarity; policy reforms in Africa; Africa’s national courts; international law
Subjects:	J Political Science > J General legislative and executive papers J Political Science > JX International law K Law > K Law (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > School of Law & Criminology (LAC)
Related URLs:	http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/97...
Last Modified:	17 Sep 2024 14:56
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/48004

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