Amnesty for crimes against humanity under international law / / by Faustin Z. Ntoubandi

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910815806803321
• Autore: Ntoubandi Faustin Z
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2007
• ISBN: 1-281-93678-2; 9786611936785; 90-474-2230-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
• Collana: Nijhoff eBook titles 2007
• Disciplina: 345/.0235
• Soggetti: Crimes against humanity; War crimes; Political crimes and offenses; Amnesty
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-247) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi -- Chapter 1. General Introduction / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi -- Chapter 2. The Concept of Amnesty / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi -- Chapter 3. Crimes against Humanity in International Law / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi -- Chapter 4. Individual Criminal Liability for Crimes against Humanity / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi -- Chapter 5. States Obligations in Respect of Crimes against Humanity / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi -- Chapter 6. Amnesty Law in South Africa: Assertion of an Amnesty Exception to the General Prohibition of Crimes against Humanity / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi -- Chapter 7. International Law and the Rejection of the Amnesty Exception Argument / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi -- Chapter 8. General Concluding Assessment and Suggestions / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi -- Bibliography / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi -- Index / Faustin Z. Ntoubandi.
• Sommario/riassunto: Much of the recent scholarly writings and debates on amnesty have revolved around its lawfulness, when granted in respect of the most serious crimes under international law committed in the context of civil armed conflicts. The inconclusiveness of international law on this issue - with positive international law and opinio juris calling for criminal ; prosecution, and State's practice favouring practical political solutions - does nothing more than deepen the confusion already affecting the international legality of national amnesties. Building on emerging trends in State's practice, this book attempts to clarify the question of the legality of national amnesties for crimes against humanity by suggesting a compromised legal framework within which amnesty and accountability can both be accommodated.