The Immunity Provision in the AU Amendment Protocol
Separating the (Doctrinal) Wheat from the (Normative) Chaff
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12734647 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dire Tladi (0000-0003-3378-2873, University of Pretoria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-17 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of International Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1478-1395 • E-ISSN: 1478-1387 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jicj/mqu081 |
| OpenAlex | W2099885040 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
In July 2014, the African Union adopted a new Protocol amending the Protocol on \nthe African Court. In doing so it included a provision stating that certain state officials \nshall be immune from prosecution during their tenure of office. This article discusses \nwhether the immunity provision is a reflection of customary international \nlaw or whether, on the contrary, it violates international law and undermines the \nStatute of the International Criminal Court
Chaff · Commission · Economic Justice · International law · Normative · Political science · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Human Rights and Development · International Law and Human Rights · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2022 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |