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An overview of the international criminal jurisdictions operating in Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2006

Jamie A. Williamson
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Abstract

Whilst the African continent has been beset with many of the modern- day conflicts, and with them violations of international humanitarian law, through the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the International Criminal Court, African states have demonstrated their intent to hold accountable the perpetrators of the gravest international crimes. By the end of 2005, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda celebrated its eleventh year, the Special Court for Sierra Leone will have completed its fourth year and the International Criminal Court will be more than three and a half years old. As the present review of their activities shows, the delivery of justice through international jurisdictions is a complex and often time-consuming process.

Type
International Criminal Tribunals
Information
International Review of the Red Cross , Volume 88 , Issue 861: International Criminal Tribunals , March 2006 , pp. 111 - 131
Copyright
© 2006 International Committee of the Red Cross

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