The Theory of Implicit Waiver of Personal Immunity: Commentary on the Decision on the Obligation for South Africa to Arrest and Surrender President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan to the International Criminal Court

Balingene Kahombo

doi:10.5771/2363-6270-2015-2-181

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- 151–152 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 151–152
- 153–224 Abhandlungen • Articles • Articles 153–224
- 225–267 Berichte • Reports • Rapports 225–267
  - 225–247 An Introduction and an Evaluation of Arbitration in Ivory Coast Aurélie Kalle Aurélie Kalle 225–247
  - 248–255 Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Kenya – An Outline for German Companies Jörg Kleis Jörg Kleis 248–255
  - 256–263 Rapport-synthèse de la Conférence internationale de Lubumbashi sur l’efficacité et l’indépendance de la justice en République Démocratique du Congo, au Rwanda et au Burundi du 18 au 21 août 2015 Balingene Kahombo Balingene Kahombo 256–263
  - 264–267 Mitteilungen aus der Gesellschaft für afrikanisches Recht (2015) Harald Sippel Harald Sippel 264–267
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The Theory of Implicit Waiver of Personal Immunity: Commentary on the Decision on the Obligation for South Africa to Arrest and Surrender President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan to the International Criminal Court

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Balingene Kahombo

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/2363-6270-2015-2-181
- ISSN: 1435-0963
- ISSN online: 2363-6270
Zusammenfassung

This commentary examines the meaning of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Decision of 13 June 2015 on the particular point of the theory of implicit waiver by the Security Council of personal immunity of a sitting head of state not party to the Court’s Statute. It is argued that this theory is inherently illegal and yet another error in the ICC’s judicial findings in Omar al-Bashir case. To demonstrate this assertion, the study suggests that the theory of implicit waiver of personal immunity is defective in the present case on two principal points. First, it contradicts with previous ICC’s judicial findings on the same matter; secondly, it creates a serious misunderstanding on the intent and the power of the Security Council when it decided to refer the situation in Darfur to the Court.

Abstract

This commentary examines the meaning of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Decision of 13 June 2015 on the particular point of the theory of implicit waiver by the Security Council of personal immunity of a sitting head of state not party to the Court’s Statute. It is argued that this theory is inherently illegal and yet another error in the ICC’s judicial findings in Omar al-Bashir case. To demonstrate this assertion, the study suggests that the theory of implicit waiver of personal immunity is defective in the present case on two principal points. First, it contradicts with previous ICC’s judicial findings on the same matter; secondly, it creates a serious misunderstanding on the intent and the power of the Security Council when it decided to refer the situation in Darfur to the Court.
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