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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

FOREWORD ix<br />

CONTRIBUTORS xi<br />

ABBREVIATIONS xii<br />

INTRODUCTION 1<br />

PART I: GENERAL ISSUES IN THE PROSECUTION OF<br />

INTERNATIONAL CRIMES<br />

Duty to prosecute <strong>in</strong>ternational crimes under<br />

<strong>in</strong>ternational law<br />

Ken Obura<br />

1 Introduction 11<br />

2 Del<strong>in</strong>eat<strong>in</strong>g the concept <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational crimes 12<br />

3 The obligation to prosecute and punish <strong>in</strong>ternational<br />

crimes 14<br />

4 Sources <strong>of</strong> the obligation to punish or extradite<br />

perpetrators <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational crimes 14<br />

4.1 <strong>International</strong> conventions 14<br />

4.2 Customary <strong>in</strong>ternational law 24<br />

5 Duty to prosecute and amnesties 28<br />

6 Conclusion 31<br />

Immunity <strong>of</strong> state <strong>of</strong>ficials and the prosecution <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>ternational crimes<br />

Chacha Murungu<br />

1 Introduction 33<br />

2 Developments on the immunity <strong>of</strong> state <strong>of</strong>ficials 36<br />

2.1 Customary <strong>in</strong>ternational law 36<br />

2.2 Codification <strong>of</strong> immunity <strong>of</strong> state <strong>of</strong>ficials under<br />

<strong>in</strong>ternational law 39<br />

3 Scope <strong>of</strong> immunity <strong>of</strong> state <strong>of</strong>ficials 42<br />

4 <strong>International</strong> courts and the controversy on<br />

immunity <strong>of</strong> state <strong>of</strong>ficials 43<br />

4.1 Immunity <strong>of</strong> state <strong>of</strong>ficials is not a defence:<br />

A settled position 44<br />

4.2 Immunity <strong>of</strong> state <strong>of</strong>ficials and the question <strong>of</strong><br />

subpoenas 46<br />

5 Immunity <strong>of</strong> state <strong>of</strong>ficials <strong>in</strong> <strong>Africa</strong> 53<br />

6 Conclusion 59<br />

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