The Complementarity Regime of the International Criminal Court: National Implementation in Africa
Ovo Catherine Imoedemhe
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hardcover. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JP; LBB; LBBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 537.
This book analyses how the complementarity regime of the ICC’s Rome Statute can be implemented in member states, specifically focusing on African states and Nigeria. Complementarity is the principle that outlines the primacy of national courts to prosecute a defendant unless a state is ‘unwilling’ or ‘genuinely unable to act’, assuming the crime is of a ‘sufficient gravity’ for the International Criminal Court (ICC). It is stipulated in the Rome Statute without a clear and comprehensive framework for how states can implement it. The book proposes such a framework and argues that a mutually inclusive interpretation and application of complementarity ... Read more
This book analyses how the complementarity regime of the ICC’s Rome Statute can be implemented in member states, specifically focusing on African states and Nigeria. Complementarity is the principle that outlines the primacy of national courts to prosecute a defendant unless a state is ‘unwilling’ or ‘genuinely unable to act’, assuming the crime is of a ‘sufficient gravity’ for the International Criminal Court (ICC). It is stipulated in the Rome Statute without a clear and comprehensive framework for how states can implement it. The book proposes such a framework and argues that a mutually inclusive interpretation and application of complementarity ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Switzerland
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319467795
SKU
V9783319467795
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99-15
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