The Theory of Implicit Waiver of Personal Immunity: Commentary on the Decision on the Obligation for South Africa to Arrest and Surrender President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan to the International Criminal Court
This commentary examines the meaning of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Decision of 13 June 2015 on the particular point of the theory of implicit waiver by the Security Council of personal immunity of a sitting head of state not party to the Court’s Statute. It is argued that this theory i...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:057d1dc9400d4abea0c8df6a2ba18cfe 2023-05-15T13:49:11+02:00 The Theory of Implicit Waiver of Personal Immunity: Commentary on the Decision on the Obligation for South Africa to Arrest and Surrender President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan to the International Criminal Court Balingene Kahombo 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5771/2363-6270-2015-2-181 https://doaj.org/article/057d1dc9400d4abea0c8df6a2ba18cfe DE EN FR ger eng fre Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/2363-6270-2015-2-181 https://doaj.org/toc/2363-6270 2363-6270 doi:10.5771/2363-6270-2015-2-181 https://doaj.org/article/057d1dc9400d4abea0c8df6a2ba18cfe Recht in Afrika, Vol 18, Iss 2, Pp 181-198 (2016) Asia and Eurasia Africa Pacific Area and Antarctica KL-KWX article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5771/2363-6270-2015-2-181 2022-12-31T01:18:24Z This commentary examines the meaning of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Decision of 13 June 2015 on the particular point of the theory of implicit waiver by the Security Council of personal immunity of a sitting head of state not party to the Court’s Statute. It is argued that this theory is inherently illegal and yet another error in the ICC’s judicial findings in Omar al-Bashir case. To demonstrate this assertion, the study suggests that the theory of implicit waiver of personal immunity is defective in the present case on two principal points. First, it contradicts with previous ICC’s judicial findings on the same matter; secondly, it creates a serious misunderstanding on the intent and the power of the Security Council when it decided to refer the situation in Darfur to the Court. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Pacific Recht in Afrika 18 2 181 198 |
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This commentary examines the meaning of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Decision of 13 June 2015 on the particular point of the theory of implicit waiver by the Security Council of personal immunity of a sitting head of state not party to the Court’s Statute. It is argued that this theory is inherently illegal and yet another error in the ICC’s judicial findings in Omar al-Bashir case. To demonstrate this assertion, the study suggests that the theory of implicit waiver of personal immunity is defective in the present case on two principal points. First, it contradicts with previous ICC’s judicial findings on the same matter; secondly, it creates a serious misunderstanding on the intent and the power of the Security Council when it decided to refer the situation in Darfur to the Court. |
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The Theory of Implicit Waiver of Personal Immunity: Commentary on the Decision on the Obligation for South Africa to Arrest and Surrender President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan to the International Criminal Court |
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The Theory of Implicit Waiver of Personal Immunity: Commentary on the Decision on the Obligation for South Africa to Arrest and Surrender President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan to the International Criminal Court |
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The Theory of Implicit Waiver of Personal Immunity: Commentary on the Decision on the Obligation for South Africa to Arrest and Surrender President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan to the International Criminal Court |
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The Theory of Implicit Waiver of Personal Immunity: Commentary on the Decision on the Obligation for South Africa to Arrest and Surrender President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan to the International Criminal Court |
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