FRICAN JURISDICTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMES OF AFRICAN HEAD OF STATE OFFICIALS, IMMUNITY AND PROSECUTION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
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African Jurisdictions, international Crimes, ProsecutionAbstract
This Article makes a Comparative analysis, on how prosecution of international crimes and immunity of African Heads of State officials have been treated at various national levels and whether such practice is compatible with International law. State practice is examined at both legal and judicial levels. The examination takes the form of a review of the Constitutional provisions and other specific laws on International crimes, or those which implement the 1998 Rome Statute at domestic level in different selected African States. The Article mainly focuses on Africa. The article anaylzes the single issue of immunity of Africans Heads of State officials as it relates to prosecution of international crimes in Africa. Not all African States have enacted laws that punish international crimes. The article gives a general overview of Immunity and prosecution of African Heads of State defining key terms of the topic. Also addressed in this article is a historical synopsis of prosecution and immunity of Heads of State. The central arguments of this paper evolve around African State practice regarding Immunity and prosecution of African Heads of State. Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda are used s case study.
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