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The Post-Election Violence in Kenya: Domestic and International Legal Responses
Sosteness Francis Materu
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Hardcover. Series: International Criminal Justice Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JMC; JPWS; LBBS; LBBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Since the historic Nuremberg Trial of 1945 an international customary law principle has developed that commission of a core crime under international law - war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity and aggression - should not go unpunished. History shows, that when in Africa such violations occurred, especially as a result of election disputes, national and regional actors, including the African Union, resorted to political rather than legal responses. However, when crimes against humanity were alleged to have been committed in Kenya during the 2007-2008 post-election violence, a promising road map for criminal accountability was agreed upon ... Read more
Since the historic Nuremberg Trial of 1945 an international customary law principle has developed that commission of a core crime under international law - war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity and aggression - should not go unpunished. History shows, that when in Africa such violations occurred, especially as a result of election disputes, national and regional actors, including the African Union, resorted to political rather than legal responses. However, when crimes against humanity were alleged to have been committed in Kenya during the 2007-2008 post-election violence, a promising road map for criminal accountability was agreed upon ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
T.M.C. Asser Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
International Criminal Justice Series
Condition
New
Weight
589g
Number of Pages
275
Place of Publication
The Hague, Netherlands
ISBN
9789462650404
SKU
V9789462650404
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About Sosteness Francis Materu
Sosteness Francis Materu is a lecturer in the Faculty of Law of the University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). He obtained his Bachelors Laws Degree (LL.B) from the same University in 2008, a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M) from the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) in 2010, and a Doctorate in Law from Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin (Germany) in ... Read more
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