TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mystris,Dominique
TI  - An African criminal court: The African Union's rethinking of international criminal justice 
T2  - Queen Mary studies in international law,
SN  - 9789004444942
AV  - KQC986 .M97 2021
U1  - 345.6/01 23
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill Nijhoff
KW  - African Union
KW  - fast
KW  - Criminal courts
KW  - Africa
KW  - Criminal justice, Administration of
KW  - International criminal courts
KW  - Tribunaux criminels
KW  - Afrique
KW  - Tribunaux p�enaux internationaux
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-297) and index; The road to an African Criminal Court -- Domestic prosecutions of international crime -- State practice and universal jurisdiction -- The ICC and accountability -- The ICC and complementarity -- The question of African ownership -- The ICC and the issue of immunity -- The purpose of the ICC -- The international criminal law section : institutional ideology and purpose -- Accountability before the African Court -- The African Court and complementarity -- Reasserting African ownership -- Understanding immunity under the Malabo Protocol
N2  - "We are determined to deal once and for all with the scourge of conflicts and violence on our continent, acknowledging our shortcomings and errors, committing our resources and our best people, and missing no opportunity to push forward the agenda of conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping and post- conflict reconstruction. We, as leaders, simply cannot bequeath the burden of conflicts to the next generation of Africans"--; "In An African Criminal Court Dominique Mystris explores the potential contribution of a regional criminal court to international criminal law and justice across the continent. As set out in the Malabo Protocol, the court's approach to international core crimes builds on from the current international system. Yet, the additional crimes and region-centric approach reflect the continental concerns. To fully realise the court's contribution, the African Union's institutional objectives and approach to justice, peace and security, the author argues for the inclusion of the court within the African Peace and Security Architecture. By adopting such a holistic understanding of the Malabo Protocol courts within the AU structure, a more accurate depiction of the potential of an African criminal court emerges" --Back cover
ER  -