The Colombian Peace Process and the Principle of Complementarity of the International Criminal Court An Inductive, Situation-based Approach /

• Main Author: Ambos, Kai (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Law.; Law > Philosophy.; Criminal law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Public international law.; International criminal law.; Criminology.; Criminal Law.; Public International Law.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; International Criminal Law.; Fundamentals of Law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.

Striking a balance between peace and justice has long been debated by scholars and practitioners. There has been definite progress in a world in which blanket amnesties were at times granted with little hesitation. There is a growing understanding that accountability has both pragmatic and principle...

Table of Contents:

• Law 975 and its process
• Preliminary Remarks
• The Process Under Law 975
• Intermediate Conclusions
• The complementarity test (Art. 17) and its application to the Colombian situation
• Preliminary Considerations: The Object of Reference of the Complementarity Test (Situation–Case–Conduct)
• Gravity and Complementarity Stricto Sensu
• Conclusion: Classifying the Colombian Case with a View to Different Transitional Justice Scenarios
• Some Recommendations for the Further Application of Law 975.