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Title
How to reconcile the African Union and the International Criminal Court? |
Full text
http://hdl.handle.net/11370/e0a394f6-7c45-471e-b8a6-9fce68c82df9 |
Date
2013 |
Author(s)
Knottnerus, Abel |
Abstract
Recent years have shown a mounting tension between the African Union and the International Criminal Court. Since the Prosecutor announced on 14 July 2008, that he would request the Court's Pre-Trial Chamber to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir, the African Union has adopted a long list of resolutions and communiques expressing the concerns and frustrations of many African states about the Court. This article explains in a nutshell why the relations between the African Union and the Court have deteriorated over the last four years by discussing the deferral powers of the 'unwilling' Security Council, the discretionary authority of the 'a-political' Prosecutor and the 'contested' immunity of Heads of State. Following this discussion, some opportunities to reconcile the two institutions are highlighted. |
Language
eng |
Type of publication
article |
Source
Knottnerus, A 2013, ' How to reconcile the African Union and the International Criminal Court? ' Journal of African Union Studies, vol 1, no. 2&3, pp. 25-45 . |
Repository
Groningen - University of Groningen
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