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Title
Universal jurisdiction [electronic resource] : the Sierra Leone profile / Justice Bankole Thompson.
ISBN
9789462650541 electronic book
9462650543 electronic book
9789462650534
Published
The Hague, The Netherlands : Asser Press, 2015.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-94-6265-054-1 doi
Call Number
KTJ379.5
Dewey Decimal Classification
345.664
Summary
This book is about the combating of impunity from international criminality, with a special focus on the role of Sierra Leone as a pioneer in the progressive application of international criminal law in the African region. Despite Sierra Leone?s role, the country?s profile, both in terms of the incorporation and application of the doctrine of universal jurisdiction, is deficient in several major respects falling far short of its dual international obligation not to provide safe havens from justice for perpetrators of international crimes and to combat impunity from such crimogenic acts. Based on his vast experience in this field, the author provides the reader with a seminal scholarly work articulating the existing state of the law in Sierra Leone and highlighting the deficiencies in the law and factors inhibiting the exercise of universal jurisdiction in this UN member state. He also proposes substantive and procedural law reforms in the state?s relevant law on the subject. The book is recommended reading for practitioners and scholars in international criminal law and related disciplines. Its accessibility is highly enhanced by relevant footnotes, tables and summaries of each chapter. Justice Bankole Thompson holds a Ph.D. in Law from the University of Cambridge. He is Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice Studies, Eastern Kentucky University, USA. He was a Judge of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Currently, Justice Thompson is a Judge of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone, and a fellow of the Sierra Leone Institute of International Law.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 16, 2015).
Series
International criminal justice series ; Volume 3.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9789462650534
Introduction
Sources of International Law
Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law
Justice in Sierra Leone: Principal Agencies
Justice in Sierra Leone: Subsidiary Agencies
Jurisdiction: Nature, Scope, Dimensions and Complexities
Universal Criminal Jurisdiction: Law and Practice in Sierra Leone
Universal Civil Jurisdiction: Law and Practice in Sierra Leone
Universal Jurisdiction: The Sierra Leone Profile ? Problematic Features
Universal Jurisdiction in Sierra Leone: Reform of the Law.
