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Implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court domestically : a comparative analysis of strategies in Africa
Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2003.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/1069 Implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court domestically : a comparative analysis of strategies in Africa Fernandez, Lovell Olugbuo, Benson Chinedu UCTD Rome Statute Statute of the International Criminal Court International Criminal Court (ICC) International criminal law Domestic application Domestic implementation Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2003. Prepared under the supervision of Professor Lovell Fernandez at the Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape "With the entry into force of the Rome Statute in July 2002 and the election of judges and prosecutors of the Court in 2003, there is need for states parties to the Rome Statute to enact laws to incorporate the crimes defined in the treaty. Currently, 92 states are parties to the treaty. The success of the ICC will depend not only on widespread ratification of the Rome Statute, but also on states parties' compliance with obligations under the treaty. For almost every state this will require some change in national law in accordance with existing laws and proceedings in a given legal system. The experience of most states parties to the treaty is that the Rome Statute will require some form of domestic implementing legislation, even if this is not the normal practice of the state. There is need for co-operation between the Court and state parties on the administration of justice. For the Court to function properly, the immunity of its personnel should be guaranteed and provisions in national constitutions that are incompatible with the Rome Statute should be amended to bring them in conformity with the provisions of the treaty. ... Thus far, South Africa is the only African country that has adopted an implementing legislation domesticating the Rome Statute. Other African countries such as Congo, DRC, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal have draft bills. There is, therefore, the need for African countries that are state parties to the treaty to positiviely confront the above challnges while incorporating the provisions of the Rome Statute into national law. ... The first chapter is an introduciton. It sketches the background of the study and reviews the materials that will be used for the study. It focuses on several hypothesis and research questions that the study is set out to answer. It highlights the dearth of materials on the implementation of the Rome Statute in Africa. The second chapter analyses the ICC and the emerging international legal system. It discusses the complementarity principle of the Rome Statute and analysis the crimes under the jurisdiction of the Court. The effect of the bilateral immunity agreements signed by states parties to the Rome Statute with the United States of America is also highlighted. The third chapter deals with the ICC and indernational approaches to the implementation of the Rome Statute. This involves discussions on compatibility of the Rome Statute with national constitutions. Approaches adopted by states with regards to specific issues of implementation will also come into focus, followed by discussions on the amendment of constitutions and purposive interpretation as adopted by various states parties to the Rome Statute. The fourth chapter will discuss implications of the Rome Statute for domestic constitutions in Africa. The discussion will focus on immunity from prosecution granted to heads of state and government by constitutions, the surrender of persons to the ICC and sentencing of persons convicted by the Court with regards to their relationship in the implementation of the Rome Statute in Africa. The fifth chapter will be a comparative analysis of impelementation strategies adopted by South Africa, Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). There will be an analysis of the relationship between the Rome Statute and African human right system. The last chapter is the conclusion with recommendations and arguments on the need for a comprehensive domestic implementation strategy of the Rome Statute in Africa." -- Introduction. http://www.chr.up.ac.za/academic_pro/llm1/dissertations.html Centre for Human Rights LLM 2006-11-13T07:26:17Z 2006-11-13T07:26:17Z Oct-03 2003 Mini Dissertation Olugbuo, BC 2003, Implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court domestically : a comparative analysis of strategies in Africa, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/1069> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/1069 en LLM Dissertations 2003(20) Centre for Human Rights, Law Faculty, University of Pretoria 381478 bytes application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Rome Statute Statute of the International Criminal Court International Criminal Court (ICC) International criminal law Domestic application Domestic implementation Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court domestically : a comparative analysis of strategies in Africa |
| title | Implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court domestically : a comparative analysis of strategies in Africa |
| title_full | Implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court domestically : a comparative analysis of strategies in Africa |
| title_fullStr | Implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court domestically : a comparative analysis of strategies in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court domestically : a comparative analysis of strategies in Africa |
| title_short | Implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court domestically : a comparative analysis of strategies in Africa |
| title_sort | implementing the rome statute of the international criminal court domestically a comparative analysis of strategies in africa |
| topic | UCTD Rome Statute Statute of the International Criminal Court International Criminal Court (ICC) International criminal law Domestic application Domestic implementation Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/1069 |