WAZEE WA DIPLOMACY INSTITUTES...KURASINI...DAR....!!!! INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE: THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT AND AFRICA......ITS A CONCERN....!!! Restoring tust in the ICC among Africans is a monumen tal task that will require the type of robust dialogue, which is currently not taking place between the ICC and African countries. Supporters of the ICC believe that the appoint ment of former Gambian justice minister, Fatou Bensouda, as chief prosecutor of the ICC should provide an opportu nity for the latter to amend its relationship with Africa. Regardless of how the conflict between African countries and the ICC is eventually resolved, each country must develop the capacity to effectively investigate and prosecute international crimes committed within its borders. Where necessary, the AU can help such prosecutions, especially in the case where accused individuals have left the country where the crime was committed to avoid prosecution. It is important for the administration of jus tice that accused persons be prosecuted in the commu nities where the crimes were committed. Allowing each African country to retain a significant level of sovereignty on criminal jurisdiction, instead of ceding it to the ICC, would ensure that “justice would be administered and delivered at the national level” and that “victims would be closer to the legal proceedings,” (ICC 2011). For example, while the successful prosecution of Charles Tay lor by the Sierra Leone Special Court in The Hague for aiding and abetting war crimes augurs well for justice in Africa, it is important to note that it also reveals the fact that even after so many years of independence, African countries have still not developed domestic legal and judicial systems capable of effectively administering justice and safeguarding the fundamental rights of their citizens. SIKU TUNAGHANI...LIVE ON MIC...WAPO WATAKAOZIMIA....!!! AFRICA PRESIDENTIAL CORESPONDENCE ..WHITE HOUSE..MR HORACE AHMED NYAMWELA..KIPOZI..!!!
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 07:01:51 +0000
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