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100 1 _aAdigun, Muyiwa,
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aInternational Criminal Court and Nigeria :
_bimplementing the complementarity principle of the Rome Statute /
_cMuyiwa Adigun.
260 _aNew York, NY :
_bRoutledge,
_c2018.
300 _axxix, 247 pages ;
_c24 cm.
490 1 _aRoutledge research in international law
500 _aBased on the author's thesis (doctoral - University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2015) issued under title: Implementing the complementarity principle of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in Nigeria.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- The Nigerian legal system and the implementation of the Rome Statute complementarity principle -- Complementarity under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court -- Inaction : adoption of implementing legislation as an aspect of complementarity -- Unwillingness : shielding from criminal responsibility I -- Unwillingness : shielding from criminal responsibility II -- Unwillingness : independence and impartiality of the prosecuting authority and the judiciary -- Inability : the need for witness protection, extradition arrangement and delegation of criminal jurisdiction to other states -- Conclusion and recommendations.
520 _a"If Nigeria fails to prosecute the crimes recognised under the Rome Statute, then the International Criminal Court (ICC) will intervene. The ICC is only expected to complement the criminal justice system in Nigeria and is not a court of first instance, but one of last resort. This is what is known as the principle of complementarity. Before the ICC can step in, it must make a finding of 'unwillingness' or 'inability' on the part of Nigeria. It is only after this finding is made that the ICC can take over the prosecution of the crimes recognised under the Statute from Nigeria. This book examines the criminal justice process in Nigeria and discovers that the justice system is latent with the requirements of 'unwillingness' and 'inability.' The requirements, which serve as tests for assessment, are as they are laid down by the Rome Statute and interpreted by the ICC. This book offers recommendations as to what Nigeria must do in order to avoid the ICC intervention by reversing those parameters that give rise to 'unwillingness' and 'inability.' [This book] offers a contribution to the advancement of international law and will be of practical use to African countries. It aims to sensitise policy makers in different African countries in respect of policy options open to them to close impunity gap in their respective countries."--
630 0 0 _aRome Statute of the International Criminal Court
_d(1998 July 17)
630 0 7 _aRome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998 July 17)
_2fast
650 0 _aInternational crimes
_zNigeria.
650 0 _aImpunity
_zNigeria.
650 0 _aComplementarity (International law)
650 7 _aComplementarity (International law)
_2fast
650 7 _aImpunity.
_2fast
650 7 _aInternational crimes.
_2fast
650 7 _aNigeria.
_2pplt
650 7 _aInternational Criminal Court.
_2pplt
650 7 _aRome Statute (Rome, 17 July 1998).
_2pplt
650 7 _aInternational crimes.
_2pplt
650 7 _aComplementary jurisdiction.
_2pplt
650 7 _aInternational law and national law.
_2pplt
651 7 _aNigeria.
_2fast
830 0 _aRoutledge research in international law.
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