Incorporation of Rules Governing the Enforcement of Prison Sentences Imposed by the International Criminal Court ICC: An African Perspective

Authors : Etienne KENTSA

Pages : 285-311

Doi:10.26650/ppil.2023.43.1158843

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Publication Date : 2023-07-19

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Because of the tumultuous relations between Africa and the International Criminal Court insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ICC);, the implementation of its Statute by African states remains topical. The author assesses the legislative incorporation of the provisions of Article 106 of the ICC Statute by the laws of eight African states insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, DRC, Kenya, Mauritius, Uganda, South Africa, and the Union of the Comoros);. Since it seems relevant to assess the conformity of national cooperation legislation with the statements of the Rome Statute on cooperation and judicial assistance, the analysis requires both the comparison of the African legislations with the Rome Statute and that of African legislations with each other. He notes the hesitant acknowledgement of the ICC’s supervisory power over the enforcement of prison sentences by African laws. He then elaborates on the mixed incorporation of the principle of application of the national legislation to the conditions of detention and related guarantees, that is, the compliance of these conditions with widely accepted international treaty standards on the treatment of prisoners, the equality of treatment of persons sentenced by the ICC and domestic prisoners and, the freedom and confidentiality of communications between the sentenced person and the ICC. Finally, the author argues that since most of the African states’ cooperation laws incorporate the requirement of freedom and confidentiality of communications between the sentenced person and the ICC, it can be inferred that the states concerned generally acknowledge the ICC’s power of supervision.
Keywords : Hukuka Aktarma, Hapis Cezaları, Infaz, Mahpuslara Muamele, Denetim

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