Africa and International Criminal Justice: Radical Evils and the International Criminal Court

ISBN-13: 9781032086309 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 238 str.

Fred Agwu

Opis

This book provides an overview of crimes under international law in a number of African states. This overview informs a critical analysis of the debates surrounding the African Union’s call for withdrawal from the International Criminal Court and proposes a way forward with a more pertinent role for the Court.

Spis treści

Part One: The historical context;

1. A Précis on radical evils, the ICC and African Armed Conflicts;

2. The Elements of radical evils;

3. Theories of the radical evil of genocide;

4. Genocide in Historical Perspective;

5. Genocide in Africa;

6. International Criminal Justice in Perspective;

7. Juridical Basis and Applicable law in International Criminal Trials;

8. Contemporary International Legal Institutions Authorized to Prosecute Radical Evils;

Part Two: International Criminal Justice in Africa;

9. Africa’s ownership of its International Criminal Trials;

10. Africa and the International Criminal Legal Order;

11. Africa’s objection to the "white man’s witch hunt";

12. Facing the dread of the ICC;

13. In Search of a viable ICC accountability initiative for Africa;

O autorze

Professor Fred Aja Agwu is the acting director of Research and Studies of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Lagos, Nigeria.