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The Boko Haram violence from the perspective of International criminal law
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
This paper will explore the history of the outbreak of religious related violence in Nigeria and the response of Nigeria and the African Union to the acts of the Boko Haram group both legally and procedurally. The intervention ...
Universal jurisdiction in respect of international crimes : theory and practice in Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The crimes of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity are customary international law crimes. The African continent has experienced quite a number of cases involving these crimes, and the continent's ability and ...
Towards an African International Criminal Court? – assessing the extension of the jurisdiction of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights to cover international crimes
(University of the Western Cape., 2011)
Africa seemingly cursed with instability, conflict and gross human rights violations has been the largest scene of operation of international criminal justice. This understanding led African States to be some of the key ...
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the transitional justice process in Kenya since the 2007-2008 post-election conflict
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The concept of transitional justice keeps changing as the concept of conflict changes. The paper analyses the transitional justice process in Kenya after the 2007-2008 Post-Election Violence. Very little has been written ...
The historical path of the crime of aggression and the first ICC review conference
(University of the Western Cape., 2011)
Objective of the study – The primary goal of this research study was to investigate and document the evolution and historical development of the crime of aggression. Design / methodology / approach – The research study ...
Legality of the jurisdiction of the ICC over nationals of non-states parties who commit offences within the jurisdiction of the ICC on territories of non-states parties
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The coming into force of the Rome Statute on the 1st July 2002 signified the birth of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC came into existence as a permanent criminal court for the prosecution of Genocide, Crimes ...
Domestic prosecution of international crimes in Kenya : a critical analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Sitting head of state immunity for crimes under international law : conflicting obligations of ICC member states?
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Sitting head of state immunity for crimes under international law has been a very controversial issue in recent times. On the one hand, the debate bears that personal immunity has been renounced for crimes under international ...
Self-referrals to the international criminal court: legal analysis, case studies and critical evaluation
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The main contributor of situations before the International Criminal Court (hereinafter ICC) has been state parties that have referred situations on their own territory to the ICC through “self-referral”. This study examines ...
Progress and Challenges of Implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The study objective has been to examine the progress and challenges of implementing the Rome Statute in Uganda and to what extent the substantive provisions of the Rome Statute are implemented by the International Criminal ...