Immunity of Heads of State and State Officials for International CrimesRamona Pedretti offers, for the first time, a comprehensive assessment of the rules of customary international law relating to immunity of Heads of State and other State officials in the context of crimes pursuant to international law and their relationship with core principles of international law. The book gives the reader a full picture of this topical issue which is located at the heart of today's development of international law. It contains an in-depth evaluation of a vast amount of relevant material, ranging from domestic laws to judicial decisions of domestic and international courts. The fact that the International Law Commission is deliberating the issue with a view to drafting an international treaty underscores the book's importance and timeliness. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part 1 General Assessments | 5 |
Part 2 Contemporary Customary International Law Relating to Immunity of Heads of State and Other State Officials in the Context of Crimes Pursuan... | 99 |
Part 3 The Relationship between Principles Relating to Crimes Pursuant to International Law and Immunity of Heads of State and Other State Officials | 311 |
Summary | 429 |
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Table of Cases | 463 |
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Common terms and phrases
accused acts of torture alleged arrest and surrender Arrest Warrant aut dedere aut Belgium Bow St Cassese committed context of crimes Court of Cassation crimes against humanity crimes pursuant criminal proceedings customary international law Decision dedere aut judicare ex parte Pinochet foreign criminal jurisdiction foreign Heads foreign State officials former Heads Hissène Habré immu immunity of foreign immunity of Heads immunity ratione materiae immunity ratione personae immunity under international incumbent Heads individual criminal responsibility International Criminal Court International Law Commission jus cogens norms Law Commission ilc Lord materiae of former non-State party obligation aut dedere official acts official capacity opinio juris personae of incumbent Pinochet Pinochet Ugarte Pre-Trial Chamber Prosecutor pursuant to international removal of immunity request Rome Statute rule of customary Security Council State’s Stipendiary Magistrate ex Supp treaty Trial Chamber u.n. Doc ukhl 17 universal jurisdiction war crimes Warrant of 11