7 - The African Criminal Court - Cambridge University Press
WEBAfrican lawyers, academics and activists involved in the court can thus look to social movements and popular struggles as proposing new ways of doing international criminal justice and as imagining ways to make international criminal justice responsive and accountable to those it claims to serve.
The AU’s journey to an African Criminal Court: a regional perspective
WEB1. Introduction. In 2016, three African states, Burundi, the Gambia, and South Africa announced their intentions to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in what was described as a “continental domino effect” (Miyandazi, 2016).
International Criminal Court versus the African Criminal Court ...
WEBJan 8, 2021 · The Annex to the Protocol confers an extensive international criminal jurisdiction to the ACJHR’s International Criminal Law Section — often referred to as the African Criminal Court — which overlaps with the jurisdiction of …
WEBABSTRACT. The discourse on international criminal law enforcement took an interesting turn when, in 2016, three African states announced their withdrawal from the ICC, punctuated by rhetoric, both from within the AU and a selection of African Heads of States, on the need for an alternative African-wide criminal court.
The Place of the African Criminal Court in the Prosecution of …
WEBThe AU’s new treaty was concluded in the shadow of tensions between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and some African states and raises theoretical, legal, and policy issues with serious implications for regional and international law.
"The African Criminal Court": A Regional Adjunct to or Competing Court …
WEB2011. Africa seemingly cursed with instability, conflict and gross human rights violations has been the largest scene of operation of international criminal justice. This understanding led African States to be some of the key proponents in the push for an International Criminal Court.
The Nature of the Crimes in the African Criminal Court - Oxford …
WEBOct 18, 2017 · It considers this traditional division through the lens of the African Union (AU)’s Malabo Protocol, adopted in June 2014, which seeks to establish the first regional penal court with material jurisdiction over 14 crimes.
The Malabo Protocol on African Criminal Court: Challenges and ...
WEBOct 28, 2020 · In the present chapter the authors use the term “African Criminal Court” as analogous to the African Court of Justice and Human Rights with a view to stress the specific jurisdiction of this court to deal with international and transnational crimes.
WEBEstablished on 17 July 1998 by the Rome Statute, which entered into force on 1 July 2002, the court is mandated to prosecute those accused of the most serious interna-tional crimes - genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
The African Criminal Court: A Commentary on the Malabo …
WEBThis 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.