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Prosecuting the three core crimes: Complementarity in light of Africa’s new international criminal Court.
(University of Western Cape., 2019)
The principle of complementarity forms the basis upon which the International Criminal Court
(ICC) exercises its jurisdiction. This principle of international law first appears in the Preamble
to the Rome Statute and ...
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 analysis of the decentralisation framework provided for in the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development, 2014
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
In 2014, the African Union (AU) adopted the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development (the African Charter on Decentralisation). The Charter is a first of its ...
The regional integration of African trade mark laws: challenges and possibilities
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
The need to harmonise laws in Africa has grown in importance in view of the envisaged
African common market. Economic integration cannot flourish without an effective regional
legal framework. There is fragmentation in ...
The hybrid court model and the legitimacy of international criminal justice in Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
Hybrid Courts are the latest innovation in the prosecution of international crimes after the era of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ...
Inconsistency in the implementation of the responsibility to protect during humanitarian crises: the case of Libya and Sudan.
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The aim of this mini-thesis is to examine the inconsistency in the implementation of the responsibility to protect (RTP) principle during armed conflicts with specific focus on the case of Libya and Darfur. Furthermore the ...
The environment as a casualty of war: the role of the African union regulatory framework towards securing environmental protection during armed conflicts
(2013)
This mini-thesis analyses the international legal framework governing the protection of the natural environment during armed conflicts. It critically examines the normative rules in international humanitarian law and ...
The impact of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and the protocol on the Rights of Women on the South African judiciary
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Evaluating the legal framework of the hybrid court for South Sudan
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The Republic of South Sudan became independent from the Republic of Sudan on 9 July 2011.
South Sudan has an area of 644, 329 km2 and a total estimated population of around 12, 6
million.1The original state of Sudan was ...