Atrocity crimes, atrocity laws and justice in Africa
Babafemi Akinrinade
Bok Engelsk 2021
| Omfang | 483 sider
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| Opplysninger | 1 Atrocities Crimes and Atrocity Laws -- 2 Prosecutions: National Trials -- 3 Prosecutions: International and Hybrid Trials -- 4 Transnational Accountability: Extraditions, Prosecutions and Quasi-Criminal Proceedings -- 5 The International Criminal Court -- Table of Cases -- Table of National Legislation -- Table of Treaties and Other International Instruments -- References -- Index. - This book provides a detailed analysis of the law and practice of international criminal justice in atrocity situations within Africa. Using the framework of atrocity law and justice, it examines national, regional, and international trials for atrocity crimes, including trials before foreign courts, including the challenges posed by extradition laws to the attainment of justice. The book also examines quasi-criminal processes adopted by some countries for bringing perpetrators to justice. It notes the politics of and the tensions within international criminal justice, the unending challenges to the existing framework by African countries, and the possibility of the emergence of an alternative or complementary regional criminal justice system.
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| ISBN | 9789462369238
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