THE CREATION OF THE AFRICAN CRIMINAL COURT: CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES OF AN ALTERNATIVE JUSTICE TO THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT / LA CREATION DE LA COUR PENALE AFRICAINE : DEFIS ET PERSPECTIVES D’UNE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE A LA COUR PENALE INTERNATIONALE
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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeuropaea.2023.2.01Keywords:
African Criminal Court, International Criminal Court, international law, African Union, Pan-African justiceAbstract
The creation of the future African Criminal Court (ACC) was envisaged by the African Union (AU) as the African states’ collective response to the "politicization" of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Eight years following its signature, the Maloba Protocol has never obtained the fifteen ratifications required to spearhead the operationalisation of the ACC. This article attempts to address two fundamental questions: - what are the challenges hindering the creation of the CCA? - and how effective will the CCA be in trying Africans for crimes they have committed on their own soil? It reveals, on the one hand obstacles that hinder the implementation of the Malabo protocol; and on the other hand, challenges that could hamper the CCA's effectiveness as soon as it becomes operational.
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