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100 1  Imoedemhe, Ovo Catherine.|eauthor. 
245 14 The Complementarity Regime of the International Criminal 
       Court :|bNational Implementation in Africa /|cby Ovo 
       Catherine Imoedemhe. 
250    1st ed. 2017. 
264  1 Cham :|bSpringer International Publishing :|bImprint: 
       Springer,|c2017. 
300    1 online resource (XVII, 229 pages) 
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505 0  The International Criminal Court as the new paradigm to 
       close impunity gaps -- The complimentarity regime of the 
       Rome Statute: An analysis of its components -- National 
       implementation of the Rome Statute of the International 
       Criminal Court: Obligations and challenges for states 
       parties -- Domestic prosecutions in Africa under the 
       complementarity regime of the Rome Statute: A practical 
       approach -- Unpacking the tension between the African 
       Union and the ICC: The way forward -- Institutional 
       preparedness for the complementarity regime: Nigeria as a 
       case study -- Mutual inclusivity: A sine qua non to 
       national implementation of complementarity. 
520    This book analyses how the complementarity regime of the 
       ICC's Rome Statute can be implemented in member states, 
       specifically focusing on African states and Nigeria. 
       Complementarity is the principle that outlines the primacy
       of national courts to prosecute a defendant unless a state
       is 'unwilling' or 'genuinely unable to act', assuming the 
       crime is of a 'sufficient gravity' for the International 
       Criminal Court (ICC). It is stipulated in the Rome Statute
       without a clear and comprehensive framework for how states
       can implement it. The book proposes such a framework and 
       argues that a mutually inclusive interpretation and 
       application of complementarity would increase domestic 
       prosecutions and reduce self-referrals to the ICC. African
       states need to have an appropriate legal framework in 
       place, implementing legislation and institutional capacity
       as well as credible judiciaries to investigate and 
       prosecute international crimes. The mutually inclusive 
       interpretation of the principle of complementarity would 
       entail the ICC providing assistance to states in 
       instituting this framework while being available to fill 
       the gaps until such time as these states meet a defined 
       threshold of institutional preparedness sufficient to 
       acquire domestic prosecution. The minimum complementarity 
       threshold includes proscribing the Rome Statute crimes in 
       domestic criminal law and ensuring the institutional 
       preparedness to conduct complementarity-based prosecution 
       of international crimes. Furthermore, it assists the ICC 
       in ensuring consistency in its interpretation of 
       complementarity. 
588    Description based on publisher-supplied MARC data. 
650  0 Africa-Politics and government. 
650  0 Conflict of laws. 
650  0 Criminology. 
650  0 International criminal law. 
650  0 International law. 
650  0 Private international law. 
650 14 International Criminal Law.|0https://
       scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-
       codes/R19040 
650 24 African Politics.|0https://scigraph.springernature.com/
       ontologies/product-market-codes/911090 
650 24 Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.|0https://
       scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-
       codes/1B0000 
650 24 Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, 
       Comparative Law.|0https://scigraph.springernature.com/
       ontologies/product-market-codes/R14002 
650 24 Sources and Subjects of International Law, International 
       Organizations.|0https://scigraph.springernature.com/
       ontologies/product-market-codes/R19010 
776 08 |iPrint version:|tThe complementarity regime of the 
       International Criminal Court : national implementation in 
       Africa|z9783319467795|w(DLC)  2016960328 
776 08 |iPrinted edition:|z9783319467795 
776 08 |iPrinted edition:|z9783319467818 
776 08 |iPrinted edition:|z9783319835846