An african criminal court : : the african union's rethinking of international criminal justice / / Dominique Mystris.

• Superior document: Queen Mary Studies in International Law ; 42
• VerfasserIn: Mystris, Dominique,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, the Netherlands : : BRILL,, [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Queen Mary Studies in International Law ; 42.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

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 court within the AU structure, a more accurate depiction of the potential of an African criminal court emerges.

Table of Contents

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.