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Africa and International Criminal Justice Radical Evils and the International Criminal Court

238 Pages

by Routledge

238 Pages

by Routledge

238 Pages

by Routledge

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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... Read more

Part One: The historical context;

1. A Précis on radical evils, the ICC and African Armed Conflicts;

2. The Elements of radical evils;

3. Theories of the radical evil of genocide;

4. Genocide in Historical Perspective;

5. Genocide in Africa;

6. International Criminal Justice in Perspective;

7. Juridical Basis and Applicable law in International Criminal Trials;

8. Contemporary International Legal Institutions Authorized to Prosecute Radical Evils;

Part Two: International Criminal Justice in Africa;

9. Africa’s ownership of its International Criminal Trials;

10. Africa and the International Criminal Legal Order;