The African Criminal Court : a commentary on the Malabo Protocol /: a commentary on the Malabo Protocol. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gerhard Werle; Moritz Vormbaum, editors.
• Other Names: Werle, Gerhard; Vormbaum, Moritz
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; Part I Introduction; 1 Creating an African Criminal Court ; 2 Historical and Political Background to the Malabo Protocol ; Abstract ; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Grounds for Establishing International Criminal Prosecution in Africa; 2.2.1 Historical Necessity for Prosecuting International Crimes in Africa; 2.2.2 The Establishment of International Criminal Prosecution in Africa as a Legal Obligation; 2.2.3 The Obligation to Prosecute Crimes Peculiar to African States 2.3 The Legality of African International Criminal Prosecution Vis-à-Vis the Rome Statute2.4 Some Challenges to the Court's Effectiveness; 2.4.1 The Problem of Combined Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction; 2.4.2 The Complementarity Principle of the African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples' Rights; 2.5 Conclusions; References; Part II The Crimes in the Annex to the Malabo Protocol; 3 Genocide (Article 28B), Crimes Against Humanity (Article 28C), War Crimes (Article 28D) and the Crime of Aggression (Article 28M) ; Abstract ; 3.1 Extracts from the Malabo Protocol (Annex) 3.2 Genocide (Article 28B)3.3 Crimes Against Humanity (Article 28C); 3.4 War Crimes (Article 28D); 3.5 Crime of Aggression (Article 28M); 3.6 Conclusion; References; 4 The Crime of Unconstitutional Change of Government (Article 28E) ; Abstract ; 4.1 Extracts from the Malabo Protocol (Annex); 4.2 Introduction; 4.3 Unconstitutional Changes of Government and the Pan-African Ideal; 4.4 A Brief Historical and Legislative Narrative of the Norms Against Unconstitutional Changes of Government from 1963 to Date; 4.5 The Crime of Unconstitutional Change of Government: Some Critical Observations 4.5.1 Legality and the List of Actus Reus4.5.2 Mens Rea; 4.5.3 The Crime of Unconstitutional Change of Government in Context; 4.6 Concluding Remarks; References; 5 Piracy (Article 28F), Terrorism (Article 28G) and Mercenarism (Article 28H) ; Abstract ; 5.1 Extracts from the Malabo Protocol (Annex); 5.2 Introduction; 5.3 Piracy, Terrorism, and Mercenarism as Transnational Crimes; 5.4 The Definitions of Piracy, Terrorism and Mercenarism; 5.4.1 Piracy; 5.4.2 Terrorism; 5.4.3 Mercenarism; 5.4.4 General Observations; 5.5 Towards a Regional Court for Transnational Crimes; References 6 Corruption (Article 28I) and Money Laundering (Article 28Ibis) Abstract ; 6.1 Extracts from the Malabo Protocol (Annex); 6.2 Introduction; 6.3 The Crime of Corruption in the Annex to the Malabo Protocol; 6.3.1 Jurisdiction; 6.3.2 The Need to Link Corruption to Human Rights Violations; 6.4 Critical Commentary; 6.5 The Crime of Money Laundering in the Annex to the Malabo Protocol; 6.5.1 The Limited Ambit of the Definition of Money Laundering in the Annex to the Malabo Protocol; 6.6 Why Is Corruption the Only Predicate Offence?; 6.7 Critical Commentary; 6.8 Conclusion; References
• Publisher Details: Den Haag : T.M.C. Asser Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (345 pages)
• Subjects: 341.249; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights; International law and human rights; Law; International Criminal Law; International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict; Human Rights; Africa; Electronic books; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789462651500; 9462651507
• Related ISBNs: 9789462651494; 9462651493
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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