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Claiming equality: The African Union's contestation of the anti-impunity norm

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By examining the African Union (AU)’s contestation of the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s cases against former or sitting Heads of State (HoS), this article analyzes how the AU's contestation of the anti-impunity norm varies in its normative significance, despite its unified focus on the issue of sovereign immunity. It presents a novel conceptualization of the norm, showing how it is comprised of three principles of equality: individual legal equality under international criminal law; so...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1093/isr/viaa065

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0000-0002-6991-6880
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University of Oxford
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College Only
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Trinity College
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Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Journal:
International Studies Review More from this journal
Volume:
23
Issue:
3
Pages:
726-751
Publication date:
2020-09-10
Acceptance date:
2020-07-15
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1468-2486
ISSN:
1521-9488


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1139410
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2020-10-23

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