Crimes Against Humanity
The Limits of Universal Jurisdiction in the Global South
By (author) Nergis Canefe
Publication date:
15 April 2021Length of book:
336 pagesPublisher
University of Wales PressDimensions:
216x138mmISBN-13: 9781786837028
This volume considers how, based on the examination of cases pertaining to transitional justice settings that resort to local interpretations of crimes against humanity jurisprudence, fragmentation of international law and circumscribed applications of universal jurisdiction are necessary aspects of the grand enterprise to overcome the impasse of the tainted legacy of international criminal law in the Global South. If we are to proceed with adjudication of the most egregious and heinous crimes involving state criminality without facing the charge of neo-colonialist plotting, then we must reckon with localised and domesticated interpretations of international criminal law, rather than pursuing strict forms of legislative dictation of international criminal law.