Universal Jurisdiction: The Sierra Leone Profile

• Main Author: Thompson, Justice Bankole (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: The Hague : T.M.C. Asser Press : Imprint: T.M.C. Asser Press, 2015.
• Series: International Criminal Justice Series ; 3
• Subjects: Law.; Human rights.; International humanitarian law.; International criminal law.; International Criminal Law.; International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict.; Human Rights.

This book is about the combating of impunity from international criminality, with a special focus on the role of Sierra Leone as a pioneer in the progressive application of international criminal law in the African region. Despite Sierra Leone’s role, the country’s profile, both in terms of the inco...