Lessons from the Al-Bashir Debacle: Four Issues for ICJ Clarification

Lilian Chenwi; Franziska Sucker

doi:10.5771/0506-7286-2018-2-240

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- 131–132 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 131–132
- 133–239 Special Issue: Judicial review and democratization in francophone West Africa 133–239
  - 133–139 Judicial review and democratization in francophone West Africa Lisa Heemann, Chadidscha Schoepffer, Anne Winter Lisa Heemann, Chadidscha Schoepffer, Anne Winter 133–139
  - 140–165 Judicial Review and Democratization in Francophone West Africa: The Case of Burkina Faso Anne Winter Anne Winter 140–165
  - 166–190 Judicial Review and Democratization in Francophone West Africa: The Case of Mali Lisa Heemann Lisa Heemann 166–190
  - 191–215 Judicial Review and Democratization in Francophone West Africa: The Case of Senegal Chadidscha Schoepffer Chadidscha Schoepffer 191–215
  - 216–239 Judicial Review and Democratization in Francophone West Africa: The Case of Benin Kangnikoé Bado Kangnikoé Bado 216–239
- 240–287 Abhandlungen / Articles 240–287
  - 240–268 Lessons from the Al-Bashir Debacle: Four Issues for ICJ Clarification Lilian Chenwi, Franziska Sucker Lilian Chenwi, Franziska Sucker 240–268
  - 269–287 Understanding the Rule of Law in Africa through the lens of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights’ interpretation on the right to development in Africa. Funmi Abioye Funmi Abioye 269–287
- 288–291 Buchbesprechungen / Book Reviews 288–291
  - Olaf Köndgen, The Codification of Islamic Criminal Law in the Sudan: Penal Codes and Supreme Court Case Law under Numayrī and al-Bashīr, Studies in Islamic Law and Society, Volume 43, Brill, Leiden, 2018, 480 pages,149 Euro, ISBN 978-90-04-34743-4
- 292–300 Bibliographie / Bibliography 292–300
  - 292–292 RECHT UND ENTWICKLUNG ALLGEMEIN / LAW AND DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL 292–292
  - 292–293 AFRIKA /AFRICA 292–293
  - 294–295 ASIEN /ASIA 294–295
  - 296–297 LATEINAMERIKA / LATIN AMERICA 296–297
  - 298–300 NAHER UND MITTLERER OSTEN / NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST 298–300
- 301–301 Call for Papers 301–301
- 302–302 Impressum 302–302
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VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee , page 240 - 268

Lessons from the Al-Bashir Debacle: Four Issues for ICJ Clarification

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Lilian Chenwi Franziska Sucker

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0506-7286-2018-2-240
- ISSN: 0506-7286
- ISSN online: 2941-9603
Abstract

At its thirtieth ordinary session, the AU decided that the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) be asked to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the question of immunity of head of states and other senior officials, in relation to articles 27 and 98 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998 (Rome Statute) and states parties’ obligations under international law. The issue of immunity in the context of state cooperation obligations under the International Criminal Court (ICC) legal regime lies at the heart of the Al-Bashir case, and is a contentious issue that has contributed to the deteriorating relationship between the ICC and the AU. Against the backdrop of the Al-Bashir case and the key issues arising in the case warranting clarification that we identify in this article − the meaning of article 98(1) in the context of head of state immunity, solving potential conflicting treaty obligations to (not) cooperate, waiver of head of state immunity by the UNSC, and hierarchy of sources of international law on the relevant issues − we contend that seeking clarification from the ICJ is indeed a more advantageous and appropriate way forward for African states to pursue than the proposed collective withdrawal from the ICC. To this effect, we also argue for the unsuitability of collective withdrawal as a solution to the AU/African states’ concerns around ICC prosecution.
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