INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT AND ETHIOPIA: COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW AND TRENDS OF CURRENT DEVELOPMENT

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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT AND ETHIOPIA: COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW AND TRENDS OF CURRENT DEVELOPMENT

Journal Title: Journal of International Relations and Political Science Studies - Year 2022, Vol 1, Issue 6

Abstract

The WW II and international criminal trials were blessing in disguise for giving birth to the ICC Rome Statute. Though most African States were in the first row in acceding to the latter Statute, Ethiopia isn’t a signatory yet. The recent internal conflict in Ethiopia which grasped international community attention signifies the importance of revisiting and scrutinising the ICC vis-à-vis Ethiopia. In this vein, bearing in mind Ethiopia’s nonadherence to the ICC Rome Statute, the Article addresses whether the normative criminal law and practices of Ethiopian criminal proceeding are compatible with the Rome Statute or not? At the backdrop of Ethiopia’s recent conflict amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Article addresses whether there are feasible scenarios of – Ethiopia referring its case to the ICC, – UN Security Council referring Ethiopia’s case to the ICC, and/or – Ethiopia joining the Rome Statute or not? While addressing these issues, the Article ascertains significant similarities and differences between the ICC Rome Statute and Ethiopian Criminal Law. Apart from these, albeit – an assumption of Ethiopia referring its case to the ICC, – a high probability of the UN Security Council referring Ethiopia’s case to the ICC, and/or – several pushing factors pressuring Ethiopia to join the Rome Statute, the Article pins down the unlikely nature of either scenario.

Authors and Affiliations

Yusuf Ali MOHAMMED

Keywords

Ethiopia Criminal Law International Criminal Court Rome Statute War Crimes Crimes Against Humanity

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