Against a backdrop of recent tensions between the African Union (AU) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), the AU adopted official documents to create a regional criminal court that explicitly gives immunity to sitting leaders, heads of state, and senior government officials of all AU member states. In addition, some AU Member States have expressed support for withdrawal by African States from the Rome Statute (the ICC’s founding treaty). What are the implications of this turn of events for past, present and future accountability in Africa? Further, how should individual African countries, prominent African figures and policymakers, as well as the international community respond to these events?
Arguendo
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