Complementarity, Catalysts, Compliance: The International Criminal Court in Uganda, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of Congo

ISBN-13: 9781108472487 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 384 str.

Christian M. De Vos

Opis

Critically explores the International Criminal Court's evolution and the domestic effects of its interventions in three African countries.

Recenzje

'… this beautifully written book offers its readers a very rich analysis of the socio-political context of complementarity and implementation of the Rome Statute. It is highly recommended to any person interested in how international and local actors interact in the repression of mass atrocity crimes.' Bernard Ntahiraja, Nordic Journal of Human Rights

Spis treści

1. Introduction; Part I. The ICC and Complementarity: Evolutions, Interpretations, Implementation: 2. Tracing an idea, constructing a norm: complementarity as a catalyst; 3. Mirror images? Complementarity in the courtroom; 4. Leveraging the Hague: complementarity and the Office of the Prosecutor; Part II. The ICC in Uganda, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of Congo: 5. Compliance and performance: implementation as domestic politics; 6. Competing, complementing, copying: domestic courts and complementarity; 7. Catalysing opportunity: complementarity and domestic proceedings; 8. Conclusions and recommendations.